Visit a very traditional village of stone houses, garden patches and a commitment to keeping alive village life in our globalized world through the dying art of village carpet weaving and farming. Village Cooking Demo & Lunch. Afternoon and evening free to explore the town and enjoy dinner on your own.

Alumni and friends took in an authentic home-cooked meal with a local villager who opened her home and shared about her life through an intimate Q&A session. Fahriye is the second of a four-generation farming household in Cappadocia, weaving her own traditional Turkish carpets, jewelry, and booties, while her main source of income comes from growing and selling vegetables.