Today was my last day off before I start work tomorrow, and I must say it was a good day. To start with, I was able to catch up a bit on sleep. I rolled out of my bed around noon, and went for breakfast/lunch with my room mate whose name escapes me at the moment. Man, I really have to start remembering names, or at least have people write them down for me… oh well, I will start that tomorrow. 
Anyway, lunch was essentially a grilled cheese sandwich made out of a full loaf of bread. It was quite good. We then spent the day walking around town. Basically he showed me how to get to work. 
On the way we ended up seeing a couple of horses just wandering around the streets. No one paid them any mind so I’m going to assume they’re a fairly common sight to see.
Anyway, we got into town and ended up spending a while relaxing in a cafe drinking çay (tea) and talking. I attempted to learn some Turkish, but I don’t think I did very well.
When we came back I spent some time relaxing then we went to dinner. There I met one of my future students who then proceeded to invite me to a melon party. Which is as it sounds, we sat around and ate watermelon. Of course that was interrupted by a thunderstorm. It didn’t last long, but we all went inside and turned off all the electrical appliances.
Since then I’ve been here just relaxing and enjoying my last moments before going to work tomorrow. I’m so excited and nervous! It’ll be great though.
Cheers to all!
-Mike
