Hello from Anatolia. Gumushane that is. I am well. Very well. I have lived here in this mountain town for a month now. This is a town about the size of Durango. But it has the feel of one the size of Telluride. Situated in a deep mountain valley, Gumushane is guarded by the three mountains that loom over it. The days are mostly sunny with the high temps in the 70s and 40s at night. Sometimes, afternoon storms rise and give moisture, cooling off the hill sides. Turkish life here is at its most purest and safest. The Muslim peoples that make up the population here are the some of the most warm, curious, and kindest people i have ever met in this world. To so many i have become family. The amount of friends
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