Plenty of bargains to be had! Your account did make me chuckle having had a similar experience at the Grand Bazaar a couple of days earlier. You can get a bargain but you have to haggle, my daughter bought a backgammon set made of good quality wood, the trader started at 350TL and she paid 60TL! One trick I have learnt living over here is that although the Turks speak many languages French is one that isn't common place and when getting hassled I use my schoolgirl french to baffle them and move on :)
"wonderful and awful all at the same time" I love that you are feeling things are "wonderful and awful all at the same time" - it means your REALLY THERE! Bravo on the pics. Travel on my friend.
Photos When you go to add a new blog post, there are tabs at the bottom. It automatically puts you in "add text." There are other tabs, including Photos. Start by clicking the "Photos" tab, and it should walk you through it. Depending on how good your internet connection is (and how big your pictures are) you might want to resize the images in Paint (or a program like it) before trying to upload them. And remember that this is a fairly public website, so only upload stuff you are comfortable sharing. Good luck!
Sounds Exciting! Sounds like you are having a great time now! Way to try the local flavor. If your school or local friends offer to travel other places with you too, go for it! Stay open and keep taking pictures (can you share some here?).
Hope I can make this work So good to hear you are getting settled in. Sounds like a beautiful place. Hope your allergies do not get to bad. Thinking of you and praying for you.
love you Things have a way of working out and it's ok that you are scared. You're in a while different country with nobody you know. But like others have said, give it time. I love you very much sister dear and I'm so proud of you for taking this opportunity. I know in a few weeks you'll be less stressed and making friends and learning so much. Know you ate missed and loved tremendously! Leave your fears in God's hands and you will be fine!
Hang in There!! Hang in there girl! Sounds like a very sucky travel experience....but stick it out, you have a summer of memories to make! Hopefully this time next week you will have created a whole new group of lifetime friends and have things figured out! It's all something new for a small town girl! You can do this! Love you and so very proud of you for taking this chance at an awesome adventure in life!
good luck Good luck on your trip dear sister. I've never gone abroad before every right over the border to Mexico on a mission trip to build a house. You're trip well be much more exciting. Learn loss and have a fun and safe journey. I love you!
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Plenty of bargains to be had!
Your account did make me chuckle having had a similar experience at the Grand Bazaar a couple of days earlier. You can get a bargain but you have to haggle, my daughter bought a backgammon set made of good quality wood, the trader started at 350TL and she paid 60TL! One trick I have learnt living over here is that although the Turks speak many languages French is one that isn't common place and when getting hassled I use my schoolgirl french to baffle them and move on :)