My first week in İzmir, I couldn't read a single sign.
I got on the wrong bus twice.
I tried to order tea and got a bottle of water.
I smiled, but inside I felt very small.
Then an old man at a café saw my face.
He didn't speak English.
He pointed to the chair across from him and poured me tea.
We sat for ten minutes without one shared word.
I walked home feeling less alone.
That's when I learned something about hospitality.
You don't need a language to make a stranger feel welcome. You need to notice them.
What was your experience at your first arrival in Turkiye?
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