Adana Adventures

Adana Adventures – Elevator Pitch

Jake Olson — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:26:59 +0000

A book about blogging that I’m reading, 31 Days to a Better Blog, encouraged me to write an “elevator pitch” for Adana Adventures. An “elevator pitch” is a description of one’s company that can be shared verbally in 30 seconds; i.e. the time it takes to ride an elevator. It should summarize one’s business and [...]

Gazi Pasa Kebap – Restaurant Review

Jake Olson — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:47:18 +0000

Gazi Pasa Kebap – Restaurant Review This is the first in a series of restaurant reviews. When I was in Heidelberg Germany last November, I wanted so badly to find a website by an expat who would say “Go here and eat this. ” I found some great restaurants, but wasted a few meals at [...]

Adana Adventures – A New Vision

Jake Olson — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:37:31 +0000

What is Adana Adventures? Thanks for visiting the new and improved AdanaAdventures.com. I want to take a minute to introduce AdanaAdventures.com and let my long time readers know about some changes. For those of you who have been following along with my blogging since back in 2006 when I first got started with ForeignPerspective.wordpress.com, thanks [...]

Adana Oktoberfest – A Recap

JakeOlson — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:48:12 +0000

We had a wonderful time last night at the Adana Oktoberfest. Me, Rana and the kids went out to the event hosted by the German/Turkish Partnership Society and were really entertained by the event. They had converted the outdoor seating area at Aqualand Tennis Club into a German beer garden where there was traditional Bavarian [...]

Oktoberfest in Adana!

JakeOlson — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:56:03 +0000

Adana Events: Oktoberfest in Adana I’ve wanted to get back to blogging for quite some time and a recent email from a friend was just the prompting I needed to get moving again. Our friend Romy, (Rana’s Calanetics instructor from Pure Body Adana,) is an Austrian woman who is involved in the Turkish/German Cultural Partnership [...]

Apparel in Turkey – Why Context matters

JakeOlson — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:41:08 +0000

How to Dress in Turkey – Why Context matters I want to share a quick story before sharing my suggestions for how to dress for travel in Turkey. On June 17, my wife, kids and I relocated to the summer beach town of Arsuz. On that day the high temperature in Adana and Arsuz was [...]

How to Blend in when traveling in Turkey

JakeOlson — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 20:26:55 +0000

How to Blend in when traveling in Turkey A good friend of mine is moving to the Adana area to teach at Cag University in the fall. In thinking about his arrival, I thought it might be good to write an open letter to travelers in Turkey about how to dress in Turkey. I come [...]

Working in Turkey as a Foreigner

JakeOlson — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:04:50 +0000

I received a great question from a reader a couple weeks ago, and thought it’d be good to answer it here. I hope my answer isn’t too discouraging. I was just wondering if you think Adana Turkey is a good place for an American to move for employment. Are there many opportunities for Americans or [...]

Chicken Chalupas – Made in Adana

JakeOlson — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:24:43 +0000

This week’s Made in Adana Recipe for Chicken Chalupas is from page 243 of the “I Need Help in Turkey Cookbook.” I was very happy with how this recipe turned out, it was really tasty, something a little different, and all of us loved it. Here’s how I made it. Note that the recipe below, [...]

Mado Photos

JakeOlson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:07:35 +0000

We decided to take my own advice yesterday and cool off at Mado with some Turkish Ice Cream (Dondurma). Check out my recent 52 Things to do in Adana post if you didn’t see it about Having Ice Cream at Mado if you didn’t see it on Saturday. This was a great way to spend [...]