Over the course of my life I have embraced a number of different hobbies. When I was younger my life revolved around sports. I played netball. I ran (and I was good at it … until I got boobs that is). I was an active SOB but as I have gotten older and due to various injuries I gave up sport which, in hindsight, was a huge mistake (or so says my ass) but that is neither here nor there. I also loved to travel (of course), loved spending time with my friends and family and when I had some down time I could be found buried in a book but like most things your life changes, I had Daughter, got married to The Turk and real life took over.
The one thing that has remained constant since childhood is my love of writing. I always have written tomes about magical adventures, or a memoir about my overly dramatic life or even a fanfic or two (before they became a thing of course). I have knocked out tens of novels (all discarded) and today I write about my new home in a land filled with crazy Turks.
As you know I started blogging as a personal tool to journal the changes that my family was making but as I developed my style I found that before too long there were people reading what I wrote, and not just my 3 friends back home, but real people – you guys! Some days had huge jumps in readers and follows and others days I just plodded along, happy as always. I don’t need numbers. I don’t need accolades … although …
I do want to thank each and every one of you who voted for me in the “Top 100 International Exchange and Expats Blogs 2016” because –
Janey in Mersin was voted among the top 10 (no 9 in fact) in the Top 100 International Exchange and Expats Blogs inIX16 on bab.la! And yes I got a prize – 3 months language lessons. I was thinking of taking French lessons but The Turk has suggested otherwise.
Thank you all so much for believing in me and my writing.
Yah you guys!! Teşekkür ederim.
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Fantastic result, well done! You keep writing, we’ll keep reading…..x
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Congratulations!
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Congrats Jane. Well deserved.
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Congratulations Janey! My only complaint? You don’t write every day, I have to wait for my fix, and as someone addicted to instant gratification that’s hard!!! Well done you!
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I will try and be more pro-active for you. I promise.
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Well done. A great result. I took up blogging to keep me out the expat bars and on the straight and narrow. I’m so glad I did!
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No expat bars here in the village I can assure you although if I was in Bodrum I doubt I would ever leave Bar Street!
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WELL DERERVED JANEY!
I absolutely love reading ALL of your Blog Posts.
However, may I make a polite request….. After your language course, please do not start writing them in Turkish, as I have limited knowledge of the language.
As always, Kind regards
Jan
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Haha. I could do a thousand language courses AND have a full time Turkish teacher and still not be able to do any more than order a red wine. No fear there Jan I promise.
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Great, very well deserved.
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That’s fantastic.!!! Congratulations.!! Felicidades.!! Your blog is so much fun to read – all the warmth and humour make me keep coming back for more 🙂
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Congratulations Janey……enjoy reading your posts…..often reflective of my life with my own crazy Turk! many thanks!
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Congratulations – well deserved!
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Congratulations 🙂 well done!!!
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Glad to be among your readers. I enjoy reading your blog. Congrats on a #9 for top expat blogs. Well deserved. 🙂
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