Domingo 28 y Lunes 29 Abril. Reencuentro con Çanan y Comunicaciones

El Domingo, primer dia de Sole, hasta por la tarde dia tranquilo. Comida en la calle y paseos. Por la tarde, Carlos volvio a quedar con las personas del desencuentro del sábado. Esta vez si hubo encuentro, con MariLuz y Amelises, colombiana y panameña respectivamente, quienes trabajan en una embajada. Tomaron çay en la calle, vieron despues la salita, y en principio mas interesadas en conocer gente de habla hispana, ya que solo llevan aqui unos meses por trabajo.
Junto con Sole y Nacho nos fuimos todos a tomar algo. Deambulando llegamos al callejon del estudio de Çanan, y en la terraza de un bar alli estaba ella, tomando çay con 3 amigas. Nos alegramos mucho de vernos.
Muchos abrazos, y Çanan nos pidio disculpas por su inasistencia el sabado, ya que llevaba unos dias junto con sus amigas, porque a una de ellas la operan hoy lunes. Sus amigas se fueron y Nacho, Sole, Carlos, MaryLuz, Amelises, Çanan, y mas tarde Hussein y una amigo de Çanan tomamos varios çay. Y con muchas risas empezo a surgir muy muy buena atmosfera. Esa buena atmosfera que creamos, que nos cambia la cara, contagiosa incluso a las mesas de al lado, que se acabaron incluyeron en el ambito. Mas tarde Sole y Maryuz visitaron el estudio de Çanan, que no conocian. Y Maryluz y Amelises se fueron para no perder el Ferry, quedando invitadas a las ceremonias del sabado.
Hussein, Carlos, Sole y Nacho acompañaron a Çanan hasta su casa, emplazandonos para vernos el dia 1. Mas tarde tambien a Hussein a la suya. Antes de subir a la salita visitamos a Jonturk, quien estaba con Lucas. Y de nuevos risas y buena atmosfera. Hablamos del viaje a Gurça, y con Lucas (de Colonia) de los parques y de el de Berlin que se inagura en Junio.

El lunes tambien comenzo tranquilo, por la mañana cosas domesticas, o de trabajo (el del sistema, ese que te da €), que hacemos con internet y por telefono.
Al mediodia llegaron Lucas y Jonturk, conversamos, Jonturk se fue a trabajar y Nacho, Sole, Carlos y Lucas fuimos a ver una zona de Estambul, en la parte europea, que Sole y Lucas no conocian, detras de la zona del gran bazar. Y despues de mucha visita a lugares, llegamos de vuelta a Kadikoy, buscamos infructuosamente el hotel economico para las amigas de italia que vienen mañana, y pasamos a ver a Jonturk.

Cabe destacar un programa de comunicaciones que estamos usando. Se llama VoipZoom (www.voipzoom.com). Se puede instalar en ordenadores y el movil, donde funciona muy bien. Trabaja conectada a internet, desde casa o cualquier bar con wi-fi. Haces llamadas a precios muy muy economicos. Mas economicos que las propias compañias nacionales del pais de destino. Estamos llamando desde aqui a moviles de Turquia y España sin ningun problema y a muy bajo coste. Incluso a Senegal. Solo necesitas estar conectado a internet. Y recargar tu cuenta con 5€. La tarifa de llamadas es la misma independientemente del pais desde el que te conectes a internet. Y a los telefono fijos de muchos sitios, por ejemplo España, llamar es gratis (si tienes saldo en la cuenta). Esta mañana tuve una "jornada de trabajo" a la distancia, y nadie en España notó que estaba en Turquia, porque la calidad de las llamadas es muy buena, y tu lo configuras para que aparezca tu numero de telefono. La tarifa es solo por minutos, no tiene establecimiento de llamada. Me lo aconsejo un amigo cuando le comente del viaje y las necesidades de comunicacion que tenia. Asi que tras 3 dias de pruebas lo presentamos como una herramienta que nos esta siendo muy util.

Sunday 28th and Monday 29th. Again with Çanan and Comunications.

Sunday, first day with Sole, was calm untill evening. We ate on the street and we walked around. In the evening, Carlos went to meet again the 2 persons of the disappointment of the Saturday. This time there was a gathering, with MaryLuz and Amelises, from Colombia and Panama, who works in the same embassy. We had çay on the street and we visited the Salita. They are interested in knowing spanish spoken people, because they are here only since some months. Toghether with Nacho and Sole we went again to the street for another çay. Walknig slowly we reach Çanan´s workshop street, and Çanan was there having çay in a terrace with 3 friends. All of we was very happy, and there were many hugs. Çanan apologized for not being in last Saturday gathering, but she said that she had to be with a friend (one of the 3 there) who is going to be operated this monday. Çanan´s friends left and Nacho, Sole, Carlos, MaryLuz, Amelises, Çanan, and later Hussein and a Çanan´s friend had several çay. and with many laughters a special atmosphere started to take place. This vey good atmosphere that we use to create and changes our faces, contagious even to other tables in the terrace, who joined our conversation.
MaryLuz and Sole visited Çanan´s workshop,because they did not know it, and MaryLuz and Amelises left to get the ferry before it closes. We invited them to Saturday ceremonies.
Hussein, Carlos, Nacho and Sole escolted Çanan to her house, doing an appointment for May 1st. We escolted Hussein to his house as well. Before reaching the Salita, we pass on to Jonturk house, who was with Lucas.
Laugther and good atmosphere again. We talked about the trip to Gurça, and with Lucas (from Colonia) we talked about the parks and next inauguration of Berlin park.

Monday started calm as well. In the morning, home deals, and working issues (jobs, this that gives you €), that we make through calls or internet.
In the afternoon, Jonturk and Lucas arrived to the Salita. Jonturk went to work and Lucas, Carlos, Sole and Nacho went to the European side of Istambul to see places that Sole and Lucas didnot know yet. It is opposite to the "Grand Bazar". After visitng different places, we was back in Kadikoy, where we tried to find, without succesfull, the cheap hostel near the Salita, for the Italians friends coming tomorrow Finally we went to see Jonturk.

We can see remarkable a program that we are using for comunications. It is VoipZomm (www.voipzoom.com) You can install it on computers and mobiles. It works connecting to internet. You can make very economical calls. Cheaper even than the cost of almost of the companies of the country you are calling to. We are calling from here to mobiles of Spain and Turkey with no problem and very very cheap. Even to Senegal. You only need to be connected to internet. And charge your account wit 5€. The call rate is independient of the country where you are connected. And it is free to call to land phones of many countries (for example Spain) if you have credit in your account. I had this morning a normal day of job, and no boy in Spain noticed that I am in Turkey, because the quality of the calls was very good. And I configurated to show my spanish number on calls. The rate is only for calling minutes, no charge for establisment. I have a friend who adviced me about this program when I explained him my comunications needs in this travel. So after 3 days checking the program we share it as vey usefull tool for us in this trip.

Estambul 27 Abril, la noche de las lentejas con chorizo.

A las 7 de la tarde teniamos las ceremonias, y a las 9 una cena tipica española. Por la mañana Nacho y Carlos compraron en el mercado las cosas necesarias para la cena. A las 6, Carlos fue al des-encuentro con una persona conocida por internet. La cita fue en el puerto de Kadikoy, pero resulta que es un kilometros con 4 estaciones de barco, una estacion de buses y una boca de metro, y miles de personas llendo y viniendo.
A las 7 llegó Hussein a la Salita, y mas tarde Ana. A las 8,30 Jonturk con un amigo del Couch surfing, Lucas (de Colonia).
Nos saludamos, tomamos çay y empezamos las ceremonias. Jonturk pidio Bienestar, Carlos un oficio. Decidimos hacerlas en ingles. Empezamos por un oficio leido por Carlos.
Despues, bienestar leida por Hussein. Pedimos por todos nosotros, por el brazo de Nacho, por Carlitos (hijo de Carlos) quien tenia fiebre y estaba en el medico (finalmente anginas, nada grave), y por los que lo estan pasando mal en este momento.
Despues de la ceremonia continuamos hablando en un ambiente de muchas risas y sincera amistad. Nos pusimos a servir las Lentejas con Chorizo que Carlos habia preparado por la tarde, con un plato de jamon serrano acompañando el festin.
Nada mas acabar la ceremonia llego Gonça con una cajita de dulces. Gonçá comio lentejas y jamon, e inmediatamente su español comenzo a mejorar :-)
Hussein dejo la Salita el primero, porque tenia cosas que atender.
Hablamos de muchas cosas, por ejemplo hacer todos (Nacho, carlos, Jonturk, Gonça, Lucas y sus amigos que vienen en unos dias,..menos Ana que trabaja) un viaje el jueves a Burça, ciudad universitaria, para ver unos sitios que Jonturk conoce.
Mas tarde Jonturk y Lucas se fueron a Taxim, para la fiebre del sabado noche, y Nacho y Carlos acompañaron a Ana a su casa y a Gonça a la parada de autobus.
El domingo por la mañana a las 8, llego Sole desde Madrid, despues de un viaje sin mayor problema.
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Istanbul, April 27th, the "lentejas con chorizo" night

Our schedule: at 7pm ceremonies, at 9pm typical spanish dinner. In the morning, Carlos and Nacho went to the market to buy the items for the dinner. By 6pm, carlos went to the disappointment with one person knew before by internet. The appointment was at the Kadikoy port. But this is a big place, 1Km harbour, 4 boat stations, 1 bus and 1 subway station, and thousands of people moving.
At 7pm Hussein arrived to the Salita, and little beat later Ana. At 8, Jonturk with a friend (Lucas, from Colonia)
We greated each other, we had çay, and we started the ceremonies. Jonturk asked well-being. Carlos asked Service. We started with a Service readed by Carlos. We continued with Well-being, readed by Hussein. We asked for all of us, for nacho´s arm, for Carlitos (Carlos´s son) who had fever and was in the doctor at that moment (finally nothing serious), and for all those that are in dificulties.
After ceremonies, we continue chating in a ambient of many laughters and sincere friendship. we started to serve the food, Lentejas that Carlos cooked in the evening, toghether with a spanish typical ham.
Just when the ceremonies finished, Gonça arrived with a tipycal Turkish dessert. Gonça ate "lentejas con chorizo" and "jamos serrano" and just from this moment, her Spanish started to improve :-).
Hussein left the gathering soon as he had thingd to do.
We talked about many things. For example, we organized a trip to Burgsa, university city, on Thursday, all of us (Gonça, Carlos, Nacho, Jonturk, Lucas, Lucas´s friends who will arrive in some days...only Ana can not attend this trip because of the job)
Jonturk and Lucas let the Salita looking for the Saturday Nigth fever, and Carlos and Nacho went to escort to Ana to her house and Gonça to the Bus Station.
On Sunday, at 8, Sole arrived from Madrid, after a no problem trip.

Estambul 26/4/2013, Aqui estamos de nuevo

Carlos llegó el jueves por la noche a la Salita, despues de un viaje sin mayor dificultad. Alli estaban Ana, el virus de Ana (estaba muy resfriada), Hussein, y Roberto y Valerie, de Francia, quienes estaban desde hacia una semana.
El viernes por la mañana, a las 7, llegó Nacho, tambien con un viaje tranquilo, coincidiendo con el despertar de Roberto y valerie, quienes arrancaban el viaje de vuelta a Francia.
Desayunamos los 4, hablamos de Turquia, el mensaje, el arte, etc..y nos depesdimos hasta nueva ocasión.
El viernes lo dedicamos a deshacer maletas, organziar lo domestico, dar una vuelta, reconocer las calles,..
Ya por la tarde tarde-noche vinieron Hussein y Ana a la salita. A Ana, quien estaba mucho mejor, le habiamos prometido darle jamón serrano recién traido para ayudarla a combatir con el virus.
Hablamos mucho, Ana comió jamón, y nos emplazamos para el sabado (hoy) donde tenemos a las 7 ceremonias, y a las 9 haremos una cena con productos traidos desde España.

Istanbul 26/4/2013, Here we are again

Carlos arrived to the Salita on Thursday night, after a trip with no problems. In the Salita they was Ana, Ana´s virus (she get a cold), Hussein, and Roberto and valerie from France, who where in Istanbul since one week.
Nacho arrived on Friday morning 7am, at the same time that Roberto and Valerie waked up to star their journey back home.
We 4 (Nacho, Carlos, Valeire and Roberto) had a early breakfast, talked about Turkey, the message, art, etc.. and we said goodbye untill next time.
We used Friday to domestic issues, to walk ont he streets recognizing the place,..
In the evening, Hussein and Ana arrived to the Salita. Ana was very much better. We had promised to Ana "jamon Serrano" (Ham) to try to help her to fight the virus. So we talked for long, Ana eated jamon and we did an appointment for Saturday evening where we have at 7 ceremonies and by 9 a dinner with tipycal spanish food.

Saturday evening at Istanbul (20 april 2013)

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Friday, we came back to Istanbul because on sunday Denis had his plane to come back france.
At the "Salita" we met with Juli who was here for a week. Also we received the visit of Valerie and Robert from Marseille (France).

We enjoyed the evening to make contact with Istanbul's friends to invite them on Saturday at the weekly meeting of Silo's Message.

On Saturday we had walked together around Galata Tower, Taxim and finished our visit at the Cistern in Sultanahmet neighborhood. A suitable place to let it come inspirational images and allegorical.

On the evening Juli and Robert prepared a great meal to share after the ceremonies.
We shared the ceremonies of  "Service" and "Well being"  with Dany and Gonca.

And just when is finished reading the last sentence of Well Being, Altug joined us with 4 friends !!!
Even they missed the ceremonies we had shared a joyful meal.

It was a surprising and friendly Silo's Message evening, which left each of us with a very good inner experience.
We felt than the Silo's Message is very much alive here, like a fire that has reached a certain temperature and which wait for the next step, the next increase in temperature.

Big Hugs
Christophe

Living Silo's Message to Ankara (17 - 18 april )

Some photos of the 17 april
A big hug from Ankara where living the Silo’s Message is an great experience.

On Wenesday we had the Silo’s Message evening at the Salita, with ceremonies and after, with who could stay we shared a great meal.
We had strong and luminous ceremonies with Yüksel, Zehra, Mehdi, Murat, Aylin, Yusuf, Denis and Christophe.
Aylin joined us for the diner.
All the evening was joyful and sometimes the langages differences gave us the opportunity to share an heart communication, with deep regard !

Some photos of the 18 april
The day of Thursday was a friendly and inspired day, with Murat, his girlfriend Ayça. And some moment we had the visit of Aylin and Yüksel.
At first we went at the Murat Office and we finished the day in a famous café at the center of the city.
We had a lot of inspired conversation about the meaning of life, about the Parks of Study and Reflexion and also about this possibility for some Turkish friends to come at Attigliano (the 18th and 19th may, to participate to the Silo's Message international meeting of messengers ).
During these days we felt the sensation to live each instant with the Silo’s Message, inside and outside. An awesome experience we wanted to repeat and share with more people.

Tognith, Yüksel travel to Izmir, to participate at a Book Fair and to present the Silo's Mesage Book.
Christophe will join him on the 25 or 26 april.

Tomorow we'll travel to Istanbul, Denis go back to France on sunday.

Christophe and Denis

Istanbul the 13 april 2013

some photos

Hello,

The ceremonies (service and well being) of last Saturday (13 april) had be concluded one week passed at Istanbul with the Silo’s Message in the daily life.

At the beginning, it took a little time to make his mark, to enter in rhythm of this town.

The aim of this trip was primarily to try to immerse oneself in daily life in Turkey, in this culture so rich and diverse.

Try to be internally available to share Silo's Message with friends and new people.

During these first days at Istanbul, we could share great moments, deep ceremonies and very inspiring exchanges around what brings Silo's Message in our lives and how everyone finds his place in this project.

Sharing ceremonies is always a delicious and unique moment, an opportunity where we experience a common unitive feeling.

It was the case with Husseyn, Yuksell, Arzu, Canan and her friendn Jonturk, Denis (come from Toulouse, who joined us on the Friday). Something seems to be enhanced in all of us...

And there were also these warm moments of meeting new people that we made ​​in the visits, the walks organized on the couchsurfing website.

From Istanbul we go to Anakra with the desire to continue our meetings and exchanges.

Big Hug !

Christophe.