These past few weeks since Rene left have just completely flown by. I can’t believe that my parents and Titia and Uncle Kame are going to be here on Wednesday! I can’t wait for them to come but honestly it makes me kind of sad because their trip was supposed to be at the end of my semester. They planned it so I could have time to settle and really show them around but the thought of my time here being over is really sad and overwhelming. I’m made such great friends and in a few months we’ll be scattered all over the world again. And I’ve really come to love my life in this city. Reuben and I were talking about this the other day, how Istanbul has greatly helped create balance in our lives. Life at home is just so stressful. Between working and school and all the headaches of daily life you barely get a minute to breathe. But here I enjoy my classes and they aren’t so demanding that they take over my entire life. I have enough time to go for a run through a gorgeous neighborhood every day. And I take time to just do nothing. And I don’t mean sit in front of a tv, but I mean sitting in Bebek and looking out on the Bosphorus. Or sitting in a café and having some türk kavhesi and nargile. I mean don’t get me wrong I definitely miss my family and some aspects of American life, I’m just not ready to leave Istanbul and my Turkish life.
Anyway life has been great. Yesterday Reuben and I went to the Istanbul Film Festival's showing of The Whistleblower (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896872/). It was an excellent film, and a really cool experience. I've never been to a film festival before but it was really cheap (only 6 lira a ticket) and a great atmosphere. The festival is huge here they have 5 or 6 theaters all over the city showing different movies and some of them even have the producers and cast here for Q&A after the showing. They have a ton more movies playing until the festival's over next Sunday. I think next time I'll be super cultured and go to see a Turkish or French film!
General Update: We haven't killed each other yet! We love it here!
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