Türkçe Kahve Akşam or Turkish Coffee Night

Last night, I had the privilege to visit the Turkish Cultural Center's (TCC's) Coffee Night for the second time. It has been a great time going to coffee night, and this one was also very well attended by Turks and non-Turks. Each month, the TCC holds a "Coffee Night" where everyone gathers to together to learn a little about Turkey and enjoy some excellent Turkish cuisine, tea, and of course, coffee. According to my friend from BC, Sibel, the food included Turkish Pizza, some interesting Turkish cookies, macaroni salad, another kind of Turkish salad that was very good, and also yogurt. It was all delicious.

Sibel and I had some very interesting conversations. We had the chance to sit at a table with a rabbi, a Turkish woman working as a Nanny in Boston, and Katie, a graduate student studying social work/theology at BU. Later, I got pulled away from that to talk with my friend Kasim. We went on a fruitless search for more coffee and tea. Kasim said that there was a saying in Turkey, "When you find that the food you were looking for is empty, it's a sign that the woman in the house is mad at you." So clearly, we were not doing well by the end of the night. Luckily, we did find some water.

Unlike the last coffee night (which was just before the election), most of the conversations ended up about where had everyone been, and what places had Kasim seen since he had been here. All in all, another great coffee night, and looking forward to the next one. Below is a picture from the evening.



From the left: Kasim, Myself, Yusef, and Sibel
In the back with the camera: Sener, head of the TCC