Just Turkish

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

Can anyone tell me if they have found an easy way to type Turkish letters on an English laptop? Thanks so much:)

Does your laptop have the ability to emulate keyboards from other languages? Mine does.. but then I have to keep a list of what key is what.. it's not the same. My Macintosh can do this, but my PC cannot... or at least I haven't figured out how to do it yet.

[Der Bücherwurm 1]

You can cut & paste Turkish characters from here.

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

I think all Windows PC's have the capability...you have to go into your computer under control panel then click mouse/keyboard and look in there and then you can put the icon into your taskbar and switch between the keyboards just by clicking. Good luck!

EDIT: click control panel, clock, language, regions and then you will see the keyboard option!

Edited December 10, 2009 by ErikaAndHamit

[internetkafe 0]

I think all Windows PC's have the capability...you have to go into your computer under control panel then click mouse/keyboard and look in there and then you can put the icon into your taskbar and switch between the keyboards just by clicking. Good luck!

EDIT: click control panel, clock, language, regions and then you will see the keyboard option!

But you have to remember the Turkish characters' placement on your current keyboard.Small sticky papers might help with that though...

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

Yea, I know this can be tough, but with practice it's not too bad!

[Melinda&Necmi 0]

Yea, I know this can be tough, but with practice it's not too bad!

Teşekkürler herkes I will try some of these sugestions tomorrow.

Jenn, did you make it to Turkey yet this week? I hope you were able to:) I went to the Turkish class. It was held at EMU though. It was a lot of fun. Now I can say more than seni seviyorum...but not much more:)

[tanyakaraman 0]

Thanks Erika...I decided to go to the pinning ceremony after all... found out its not that formal, they just want us to wear black & white, and I bought a pin on eBay for $5.99....LOL I'm such a cheapskate, huh? As far as the restaurant, it's just a little mom & pop place and they got it pretty cheap, maybe a $13K initial investment split between the 2 of them, so not bad. Fortunately, his business partner has lots of experience, having lived in the US for 20 years or so and has had other restaurants, and knew what to do. He's trying to buy equipment to make it a pizza delivery place, but is finding it hard to get a loan with his limited credit history (and me not having a job, I can't help at all...).

Has Hamit located any Turkish ppl in your area yet? Ozzy can spot a Turk a mile away and he'll just go up and talk to them. He's made a lot of contacts that way. On the other hand, he gets mistaken for Hispanic, Italian, or Russian (I don't get that one)....

I'll try to post a new pic soon...baby crying now...guess I better go!

Hope to hear news of a new addition for you guys soon!!

Tanya

Wow, what luck to have a restaurant in this economy and actually do well AND be in partnership with a Turkish person...how cool! Did he need a loan and how did he go about it being new here? I know Hamit would love to start a resaurant!

As for the pinning ceremony, it is an old, long tradition that goes back to I think Florence Nightingale-a kinda right of passage. Not important really...kinda like going to your graduation....you know you have the diploma, but just for tradition sake do people go. I did go, but did not waste money on a pin. We had an option of a ribbon to be pinned if we didn't want to buy a pin...and hell no, I didn't want to waste anymore money. Really, I was so burnt out, I only went for my kids! Nobody came to mine either..lol

I hope we can add to our family too and I hope ours will be as cute as your princess Tanya!

Congratulations on finishing nursing school!!!

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

Nope no Turkish people yet, although I know there are quite a few students and others...we hear about them, but have never seen them!

Jobwise, we have sent out numerous resumes and not one person has called back yet for Hamit...he's getting a bit down at times. He cannot get a drivers license because it is hard enough when you know english to take the test and that is the only option. His english is improving quickly, but not quick enough to do anything in htis economy yet obviously. I feel so bad for him as he is kinda stuck for now.

I also got the stinking cheapy ribbon/pin deal and went. So where are you going to look for job first? (area)

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

Yea, I know this can be tough, but with practice it's not too bad!

Teşekkürler herkes I will try some of these sugestions tomorrow.

Jenn, did you make it to Turkey yet this week? I hope you were able to:) I went to the Turkish class. It was held at EMU though. It was a lot of fun. Now I can say more than seni seviyorum...but not much more:)

Yes.. I am here I wasn't supposed to arrive until later today but.. when I was talking to Fuat, on Wedensday, he said "honey.. can't you come now??" So.. I called the airline, found a seat on a flight that was leaving, from Washington DC, in four hours so changed my ticket, ran out of my office.. ran home.. threw my stuff in a bag and left for the two hour drive to the airport His voice was just so sweet I couldn't resist. Good thing I had a few extra vacations days left and could just say "Hey, I'm leaving now." My original flight was out of Richmond, but it's worth the extra driving time to be able to be here a few days longer!!

Too bad EMU will be closed for break when I get to Michigan. I would love to sit in on the class. The one I took here was alright, but taught by an Engineering grad student and not someone who was really a teacher. Made it difficult sometimes. Spending the next few days with Fuat's family, so my limited Turkce will be put to the test

Good thing we all know how to flip through the dictionaries and point to words !!

[tanyakaraman 0]

Maybe sign him up for an English as a second language course at your local community college...that's what I did for Ozzy and it helped him enormously I think...not only with his English, but getting him out there and meeting people and feeling productive while he's waiting for a job offer. Yeah, the drivers test is rediculously freakin hard (like you said, even if you speak English fluently its hard)...Ozzy failed it a few times too before he got it right. Do they have good public transportation where you are? Here in Delaware it pretty much sucks unless you live in the city, which we don't. Ozzy was riding a bicycle for quite some time when he first came just so he could get around somewhat independently.

As for jobs, my first choice is peds or NICU, but I'll take whatever I can get and I've already applied for lots of jobs. The recruiter at the hospital I got laid off from is keeping in touch with me but so far they don't have openings for a new grad. I have sort of an offer from the medical aid unit I just did a rotation at but they only need someone like one Sunday a month. Still, that'll keep things fresh in my mind I guess. I'm hoping not to have to commute too far, but there are a couple big hospitals in the neighboring states (Philly, Baltimore and DC) and I'll consider them if I absolutely can't find something closer to home....

On that note, I've spent 2 of the past 5 nights in the ER of our local pediatric hospital...Monday night, my son konked the baby in the head with a toy (accidentally). It was a superficial boo boo fortunately, but we took her in anyway to get checked out, being a head injury and since I didn't see it happen to know how hard she got hit. Then Wednesday evening, the same kid fell of his scooter and broke his arm! Sheesh! Maybe its a sign....that I'm meant to be an ER nurse or something.... who knows??

Nope no Turkish people yet, although I know there are quite a few students and others...we hear about them, but have never seen them!

Jobwise, we have sent out numerous resumes and not one person has called back yet for Hamit...he's getting a bit down at times. He cannot get a drivers license because it is hard enough when you know english to take the test and that is the only option. His english is improving quickly, but not quick enough to do anything in htis economy yet obviously. I feel so bad for him as he is kinda stuck for now.

I also got the stinking cheapy ribbon/pin deal and went. So where are you going to look for job first? (area)

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

Hey Tanya! OMG! Sounds like you can't stay outta the hospital...geesh..that is alot to deal with, but good that everyone now is OK...my goodness lol

I would LOVE to work in the NICU...but so far no luck since graduating! The economy sucks right now so ANY position is tough to get even for us nurses! I am so freaking bummed that I cannot get overtime as we desperately need it right now. I hope you can find something you like Tanya...hope you get lucky in that you get a NICU position!

I signed Hamit up for ESL classes and he just finished the basic course, but it also does not help that all the people in his class have Arizona drivers licenses (so they say) and their English also happens to suck and told Hamit that the test was easy!!!! I think they are lying. It didn't help matters as far as his morale went.

Anywho, hope all is well in everyone else's neck of the woods!

[Der Bücherwurm 1]

I'm so nervous/excited. We will be taking an overnight train to Ankara tonight so we can have a full day to explore Ankara tomorrow. Then our interview is bright and early on Tuesday. I so hope it goes well and the AP is short.

[Gil + Pel 2]

I'm so nervous/excited. We will be taking an overnight train to Ankara tonight so we can have a full day to explore Ankara tomorrow. Then our interview is bright and early on Tuesday. I so hope it goes well and the AP is short.

Good luck Der Bücherwurm ! I wish you a quick and easy interview ! hopefully you won't have to through AP !

Edited December 13, 2009 by Gil + Pel

[tanyakaraman 0]

Hmmm... well that's stinky. Did those other ppl in his class speak Spanish? From what I hear (not sure if it is the same in AZ as in DE) but while the English version of the driver's test has a huge question bank (so if you take the test more than once, chances are you won't get the same questions the next time), the Spanish version has set questions; i.e., you get the same questions each time. So if you take the Spanish version and you fail the exam the first time, you can just pay attention when it tells you the correct answer (or write them on your hand!) and pass the next time. Not fair really....and even less fair that they cater to Spanish speaking ppl and not ALL of those who are learning English as a second language...but what can ya do? Tell him not to give up...he'll get it eventually. It is sooo frustrating tho, I know.

As for the NICU, it's looking unlikely to happen for me as well. I applied for a NICU internship at the local large medical center (which is pretty much the only way you can get in to the NICU without prior experience...and how do you GET experience if everyone wants to hire only experienced nurses??) and didn't even get an interview. Oh well....I'll be applying at nursing homes and psych wards eventually, even tho they are my absolute last picks. I'll definitely take whatever I can get!

Hey Tanya! OMG! Sounds like you can't stay outta the hospital...geesh..that is alot to deal with, but good that everyone now is OK...my goodness lol

I would LOVE to work in the NICU...but so far no luck since graduating! The economy sucks right now so ANY position is tough to get even for us nurses! I am so freaking bummed that I cannot get overtime as we desperately need it right now. I hope you can find something you like Tanya...hope you get lucky in that you get a NICU position!

I signed Hamit up for ESL classes and he just finished the basic course, but it also does not help that all the people in his class have Arizona drivers licenses (so they say) and their English also happens to suck and told Hamit that the test was easy!!!! I think they are lying. It didn't help matters as far as his morale went.

Anywho, hope all is well in everyone else's neck of the woods!

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

Yea they have the damned driver's license manual in Spanish...the test they told me was in English only...but whatever...the woman on the phone sounded kinda prejudiced...so I may ask someone else....I cannot stand how they cater to only a certain ethnicity...it irks me...I may go so far to ask them if they can make a Spanish manual..well, then gonna have to make a Turkish one too!