http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Tucker/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Tucker en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:50:11 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:50:11 +0000 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 isnrsquot 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 clea http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-14745.html Its 720 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. Scaliarsquos 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 refresh http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-14061.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Turkey/Marmara/Istanbul/blog-13430.html