Eeek it's been a week!

Sorry for the long pause between blogs but I really have settled out of the tourist lifestyle and into the Turkish. That and I had food poisoning not just diarrhea so I spent like 3 days in bed! But here's the highlights.

Registration

Impossible system just like at home but I'm pretty happy with my classes. I only got into three so I need to add one more but so far, only classes Tues-Thurs! I'm taking The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism, Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy, and Turkish I for Foreigners. Classes finally start tomorrow! I'm excited to get to meet more Turkish students and to hang out on campus. I think that will make my life feel less like a long vacation and more like real life...but hey who's complaining?!

My Buddy!

Tahır (Ta-hur)and I met up for Börek and the place I was describing in one of my first few posts. He is SO nice! Kinda quiet but he's a junior Management major. He works full time pretty much and studies really hard :) He was so helpful, the conversation was a little awkward and first but that's usually how it goes with these broken English broken Turkish things! But I decided to just go for it and pry deep into his life (my Mom and Aunts would be proud!) I found out about his star cross relationship with his girlfriend. His fisherman parents and lots of other funny and interesting facts about him. Haha in the middle of our conversation he said "wow Turkish girls no talk this much" Oops! He said it was a nice change though! I'm really glad that we got match up he's so willing to help :) He even took me on a like hour an a half tour around the two main campuses here and gave me the scoop on where to eat for lunch, buy books, and get coffee.

Valentine's Day!

I'm too lazy to get out of bed and get my camera cord but a photo blog is coming later in the day! Ok so since I've still been pretty sick going out to a Valentines Dinner where I could only order white rice didn't sound too appeal so...me and Reuben are going to ROME!!!!!!!! This weekend! We're leaving Friday and coming back Monday...we found a reasonable flight and just went for it! OMG I'm so excited:wine, pizza, the Colosseum, the Trevi Fountain! I'm sure it will be an epic outing! Viva la Roma!

Anyway things have been great here (minus the food poisoning) I love it as usual and I'm really glad I'm settling into a daily life. I feel less like a crazy person who has to see everything in Istanbul in a week and more like a Turkish woman everyday!