Merhaba!
I really like Turkey so far. I’m living in a beautiful city. I am close enough to work that I can walk there. I’ve got some great coworkers. And I love talking to the student and helping them learn english.
All the food that I’ve eaten has been delicious. Unfortunately I still haven’t started writing anything down so I still don’t know what anything is called. But it’s alright because I can be almost certain that the next food I try will be just as delicious. In fact, this evening for dinner I had some kind of bean and lentil soup. It was delicious, and had a kind of minty, refreshing after taste. The bread here has always been fresh and delicious, and it comes with almost every meal I’ve had.
There is tea served almost whenever. It is absolutely delicious, and I really love the fact that people lounge around and drink it. Everything about life here… okay, most things about life here seem to be very laid back and relaxed. It suits me very well.
I think it’s safe to say I’m currently enjoying the “honeymoon” phase of culture shock. I’m not looking forward to ending the honeymoon, but it’s probably coming. The language barrier is a bit worse than I was anticipating, but only a bit. And I am working on learning Turkish so the barrier should be getting better day by day.
The jet-lag is still around though, and I don’t foresee it disappearing anytime soon. Of course, if it does then that’s great and I can start being tired due to bad sleep habits. =P
Anyway, I’ve put a new batch of pictures up on Flickr if you’d like to check them out.
And now, I’m off to sleep.
I hope everyone is doing well!
-Mike
