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Reading: It’s this way by Nazim Hikmet
Of the first modern Turkish poet Nâzim Hikmet (1902-1963) I enjoy the longer pieces 'On Living' or 'Some advice to those who will serve time in prison', but here I want to read a short poem translated by Randy Blasing and Mutlu Konuk: It's this way I stand in the advancing light, my hands hungry, ...
October 30. Adana kebab.
The bus ride to Adana is uneventful. In a restaurant, I work a bit on translation, which could in theory pay me and make Charity Travel a sustainable concept for me (and you) - who knows.

I walk around asking for the address of ACEV, which I find after ten people gave me directions ...
AÇEV
ACEV, East TurkeyIstanbul, Turkey. October 23th, 2009ACEV (Mother Child Education Foundation) fights illiteracy in rural Turkey. They are represented in many cities such as Diyarbakir, Adana, Istanbul.

We visit ACEV in Istanbul and Adana, and donate to their literacy programs.


NameAÇEV (Mother Child Education Foundation)AimTo create equal opportunity in education for all ...