This journal is the collective record of our experiences in
the Black Sea and Eastern Turkey
in the summer of 2004

We visited ancient sites, met  men, women and children in their
homes, and farms on the mountains,
by the lakes, on the bridges...

I thank all those who chose to come on this tour  and 
shared with me my love and my passion for my country and my people.

Thank you all for your hard work for keeping this journal 
and for your pictures.

                                                        Love   
                                                       Meli