You will accept the world as your home

Then nature as your nest

Be not afraid!

It is not the most difficult thing, neither

If you can take the risk of living

If you can look to the flowers with a different eye each morning,

can say "hello" to a little bird,

can smile to people in spite of everything going bad,

and if you can give your hand when they need

even one minute can give you the meaning of life!

I don't know what to say about me, really..

But, to be brief,

If you are looking for me, and can not find...

most probably, I am at the peek of a mountain..or a hill:)

or next to a stream( I really am all the time:) Thanks to Irmak)

or by a pond as friends with the ducks(pictures are coming..),

thinking about me and life

fighting with nature....

I love life, I love to live,

but waiting for a death as honorable as possible of Cyrano De Bergerac...:)

only thing that is missing is a kitty, or a little, loyal dog possibly..:)

I had it! He was a jack russel terrier, almost 1 year old.

His name was "Bird". He was my friend for 1 month.

Then we found a home to him

Now he lives with another dog lover and a friend called "Blacky"

recently, I am a PhD student in ETAP Program of SUNY at Albany

my specialization is mathematic education, and my advisor is Dr.Vicky Kouba

I plan to finish my program as soon as possible.

wish: postdoctorate position, who knows?

don't say to my mom that I'll be a doctor in the latter sense,

she still believes that I'll wear white coats one day..:)

I am working as an asistant of Dr. Vicky Kouba & Prof. Audrey Champagne also.

we are trying to carry a research series for CELA about mathematics and science literacy

That research has just ended. Now I am working in a different project called "Capital Region Science Education Partnership"

I am also taking a scholarship from my home town Bogazici University, Turkey

hence, will go back in 4 years and will teach and continue my academic career, there

Himmm. it means only one year is left, and I am just starting to my dissertation:)God help me!

Albany is beautiful in all seasons,

in winter, snow is like a pearl shining through the unbelievable sun,

in spring, trees are deeply green and flowers are in harmony with the old and beautiful houses

in autumn, it is as if the dances of all enormous kind of colors

in summer, it rains as if pouring down the sky, and there is always a calm wind to blow your hair