I just wanted to give you all a quick update before I leave for another vacation. Like i said before there is rarely two weeks of school without a week long vacation. so i am going on a trip to Ephesus, Pamukkale, Pergamum (modern-day Bergama), Smyrna (modern-day Izmir), all of which are some of the seven churches of Revelation with the exception of Pamukkale. Pamukkale is a place with cool hot spring things! yay for exfoliation! So i cant wait to get back and tell you all about this next trip because so much has happened in these cities! wow its going to be cool.
As far as school that past week haha, well as i said before turkish students dont come to class the first week because its just introduction stuff, well they dont show up the next week either because the week after, the week im leaving, is vacation! haha so need less to say i have learned nothing academically and i have only have like 9 weeks of school after this! some notable occurances this week: i have met a lot of cool turkish people, one girl is burning me the entire second season of heroes onto dvd! haha another girl paid for my photo copies, it has been great! oh i think i should tell you about the culture of my university if i havent already. Yeditepe is the DU of turkey, but even more so. all the girls are dressed to impress in designer clothes and hand bags and all the guys are sporting abercrombie and fitch appareal. it is crazy! i mean i thought we were driven by out word apperence at DU and in the states but it is crazy at Yeditepe! either way the people are great and always willing to help a confused foreigner. Oh and we got a new dog on campus, it is a really cool one, its a campaign colored golden retreiver! seems nice, we will see how the other dogs accept him.
Alright, well i will have plenty to tell you about when i get back, until then pray for safe travels and know that i miss you all at home!
much love,
Brit
p.s. Remon took the picture above, we tried getting an advertising gig with Gloria Jean's.
1 comment:
Haha, an adventurer and an animal lover. Good work Brit, it sounds like you are doing great! The vacation time must be awesome! You will probably learn more from that than any type of formal learning in the classroom. Make sure you bring me back a souvenir (a piece of ancient ruins, a dog...you know, I'm easy).
I'm completely jealous of this awesome opportunity you have over there, by the way. Turkey definitely must be one of the coolest places for someone in our demographic to visit, and especially for such a long period of time. What a unique opportunity to overcome American ignorance and intolerance of culture. I liked your post about seeking God in such a foreign place, it must be challenging! It is interesting to see how a lot of the opportunities believers take for granted here are not even available overseas; a good chance for spiritual growth and self sufficiency. Miss you a lot, stay safe, keep posting, and keep praying.
Vaya con Dios!
TJ
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