Learning experiences

Ok so there are a lot of situations here that are just funny, at least i laugh and so does louis (my roommate) we find a lot of Turkey funny, now dont misunderstand we are not laughing because we think the country or the turkish people are stupid or anything, its merely situational, the situations are some that you would never find yourself in in america. thus they are funny, i hope these are not stories in which you had to be there to enjoy them as much as i.

Laundry: To get your laundry done the past week or so a male would have to bribe a female into taking it to the laundry room in the female dorm and doing it for you. not many of us were successful on this endevouer. but thankfully news came that the laundry room in the new male dorm has opened. so i go to the make shift front desk that is located in just another dorm room and say "laundry?" they look at me, i look at them, a lot of looking, then they call this guy over and he motions for me to follow him. we then embark on a 15 minute journey into the bowels of the building looking for the laundry room. after going up and down unfinished stairs and walking through all sorts of construction areas, we come upon an oasis of light which is the laundry room. but the laundry man is not there so we leave. 5 minutes later we finally find our way back to the main level and i can now find my room. i would have gone back to the laundry room later that night to see the laundry man but there is no way i could have found it again, plus it was now dark and there were very few lights down there. so the next day louis and i go to the same make shift office and say "laundry?" the same blank stares are exchanged and then we go into the hall and meet another guy that can apparently lead us to the laundry room. but before we set sail a man who we have now found out is the boss man comes into the hall too, and he goes bananas! he starts to dish something crazy on the guy who is about to lead us, we dont know what he said but it was loud and stern and it all concluded in the poor guy that was going to lead us carrying all our laundry to the laundry room. so we start walking, but who knows how but the guy with our stuff disappears, just poof he is gone. so louis and i take the elevator (which is now working) down to the -2 floor. (yeah the ground level is 0 so anyhting below is minus) and from there we find the laundry room but it was different from the day before because some walls have been built in the last 18 hours so the lay out of the dungeon is different. but the guy with our stuff is not there, so we wait, but then the electricity goes out. so now we are just waiting there in the dark. but then we see a little door open and some light comes through and the man with our laundry appears and the lights turn back on, we rejoice! so we pay the man for our laundry and we are just waiting for some change and then the power goes out again. once more we are standing in the creepy dungeon laundry room in the dark just waiting. ligths come back on we leave our laundry and they say it will be done in 6 hours. yeah they wash it by hand. no they actually use these sweet magic washing contraptions that wash and dry all in the same thing a ma jiggy! its great! so i hope that was kinda fun to read, trust me it was a fun little expereince.

Electric outlets: Last night louis and i are laying in bed trying to go to sleep and then a POP! and a flash come from the wall. after moments of confusion we realize that my power strip blew up. but it didnt make sense because it was plugged into a voltage converter and everything. the electric socket under my desk doesnt work anymore so we try it in his, it works and then he plugs in his computer, POP and flash again and now the power in the whole room goes out. we blew 3 fuses.

Turks like corn: We go to dinner tonight and the cafeteria has a new addition, a kiosk in the shape of corn on the cobb. From which a man simply dishes out corn. you can get corn in cups of three different sizes and you can pay extra to have a sauce out on it, like BBQ sauce. louis and i just had butter, salt and pepper added and boy was it good! maybe it was just the fact that the corn came out of a giant corn koisk that made it good but none the less it was good corn.

I think that all for now but this is probably what my blogs will consist of now since i dont have anymore trips planned as of now. but i will still be seeing a lot of cool places around istanbul so keep reading. as always i miss you all and i miss DU but things here are awesome!