I would land in a bright pink North Face in a city where everyone wears black...

I just woke up at about 9:15am in my matchbox room! And today is a gorgeous day in Istanbul, from my room I can see pretty much the entire city. Yesterday we landed at about 1:45 and got through immigration and baggage claim really quickly, I was actually surprised at how easy the entire process was. The cab ride over was when the jet lag really hit me :/ It took around 45 minutes to get to Bogazici, my university. Once we got here we checked in and were immediately greeted by the nicest staff! And my apartment really isn't that bad. I share with 2 other girls (who don't move in for another week or so), we have a kitchenette which has no stove or oven so I guess it's just cabinets and a minifridge! Also a common room and a very large bathroom. My room like I said is tiny, it's probably like 8 by 7 and thats being generous! But it has a ton of storage space and an internet connection...in any case I don't care because I LOVE it here!

Right not there are not that many people moved in basically just exchange students so walking around yesterday I met a lot of people from Boston University, Portland, Seattle, and a ton of Engineers from NCState! Actually Reuben and I went to dinner and drinks with a group of about 4 people from State, an exchange student from Norway, and a girl from Seattle. It was really fun and everyone here is so easy to get along with I'm really excited to get to know everyone better. We're all going to explore the city later today so more updates on that later.

Finally, the people here are sooo nice and friendly. It just seems like they really want you to enjoy their country so everyone, even the people who don't speak English (like everyone at restaurants!) Haha that made ordering a unique experience getting your meal was kind of a surprise to see what it actually was! Anyway time to meet up for brunch...until later <3