The whole KU Istanbul study abroad group took an organized trip a couple weekends ago to Troy, Ephesus, and the Aegean coast. We went to Troy first. It was interesting, but there isn’t much there in terms of preserved ruins. But still it was cool to be there and see what is left. We stayed at a little hotel on the coast. I went for a swim in the Aegean. It is incredibly clear - the clearest water I’ve ever seen. The place where we stayed was a bit dodgy. It was a fairly remote area and the electricity was inconsistent. [View Full Entry]

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Its 7:20 am here, and I just turned in my final for Scalia (having not slept for 24 hours - dirka dirka excruciating experience), so I thought this would be an appropriate time to do my Blog on Scalia. Scalia’s class ended on Friday - we have new classes starting today. He was a good teacher. Very animated and never hesitated in being direct and blunt on all matters. That was a refreshing change from the other two Justices I met this year; both Thomas and Ginsberg were interesting, but guarded in terms of expressing opinions and discussing the inner-workings [View Full Entry]

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Amandahanim and I got here on June 29th, 5 days before the start of the program. We stayed the first few nights in a hostel with an incredible view of the Bosporus, and now that the program has started, KU has put us up in a nice hotel a few blocks from Bacesiher University (i know i misspelled that but am too lazy to look it up). The university is in the banks of the Bosporus. Our first few days here were spent hanging out and seeing some of the major sights. The most interesting of which was the Aya Sophia. [View Full Entry]

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