RoseByTheWater

Alright so I arrived in Turkey last Thursday. It was quite an experience walking into the airport in Istanbul, talk about a meeting of two cultures. There were Turkish women wearing tank-tops and Turkish women walking around in Burqas (spelling?). What a contrast. I finally made it into Ankara and waltzed into the embassy around 5 oclock. Everyone was pretty shocked that I had the resourcefullness to figure my way out there, because apparently my supervisors were supposed to arrange things for me. They didn't. Oh well. I made it to the apartment and met with the other interns who are all really really nice. The apartment that we're staying in is wonderful because it's big with all of the appliances that I'm used to (aka washer and dryer which Becca's apartment in Turkey definitely did ... read more

So today was another fun filled day. I'm pretty happy because I've kept more occupied than I thought I would. I'm starting to run out of things to do though, so next week will be interesting. We leave for Santorini tomorrow, and I've decided that instead of heading back on the ferry with Becca, I'm going to move on to Crete for a day or so. I've heard it's very authentic with people living in the old ways, I'm really searching for some element of traditional Greek lifestyle here. I feel that the country is having a personality crisis. After discussing with some of the other people here, we came to the conclusion that whereas places like France and Italy have been able to integrate their history with modernity, Greece seems to be having some trouble. ... read more