5-10-07 5 hours to go

5-10-07

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May 11th 2008
5/10/08 1:12 PM I have to say that at the moment I have mixed emotions about leaving. It seems surreal… in a matter of hours I will be an ocean away from my family and friends. Going so far away for an extended amount of time is a first for me. I am going with a great group of women from Thibodeaux, LA who will become my new friends and we will be each other’s family for the duration of the t ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more