Canadian retiree, second chapter on the Aegean

I am a 58-year-old Canadian widow. Joined Viyamore on a friend recommendation after a trip to Turkey. Yusuf, a retired teacher in Çeşme, sent me a thoughtful message about Anatolian poetry. A year of letters, two visits, and I am moving to Turkey this winter. People said it was crazy at my age. It is not — it is the most alive I have felt in years.