here's my flight info:
Friday, August 31st:
Delta Flight 6044 - Richmond to JFK
departs at 4:00pm - arrives at 5:30pm
Turkish Airlines Flight 2 - JFK to Istanbul
departs at 6:45pm - arrives at 12:05pm (next day)
Saturday, Sept. 1st:
Turkish Airlines Flight 128 - Istanbul to Ankara
departs at 3:00pm - arrives at 4:00pm
I will post contact information once I know it - probably not until at least the 10th.
30 August 2007
24 August 2007
down to the last week
I have 7 days and about 17 hours left in the states. Pretty crazy to think that this time last year I was just starting to think about and research studying abroad. I found some really cool programs, like one that was half the year in the Netherlands and the second half in South Africa. For some reason, I ended up picking Turkey. Maybe it was because of the Islam class I was taking last fall, or maybe because I thought it would help me get a job. Now I am about to embark on this crazy journey and I haven't even thought about packing yet. I think I am trying to push my departure date as far back as possible by not thinking about it. I don't think its working...
I finally got the list of all the other kids going with me this Fall. We started a facebook group and have been talking off and on. Most seem pretty cool. There are only a few others staying for the whole year, but they seem nice so far. I wonder if I would feel differently if I was only going for a semester. 10 months sure is a long time.
In other news, that hoopla about the drought was a little exaggerated. Apparently Ankara has enough water to last for a year. The mayor made a bad judgment call by cutting the water off. So I should have water the whole time I am there. Who knows.
Also in other news - Another Turkish Airlines plane was hijacked last week. Two guys, one a Turkish nationalist, tried to get into the cockpit unsuccessfully, then demanded the plane go to Iran. The pilot then landed in Turkey claiming he had to refuel. The hijackers said women and children could go, but instead, everyone bum rushed the exit and ran across the pavement to safety. The hijackers apparently did not have any guns, but were in possession of a strange box wrapped in plastic? Some thought it was a bomb. Pretty sure it wasn't though.
Even more other news - The guy running for president that caused so much trouble earlier this summer failed to get the "yes" from the first and second rounds of voting this week. The Parliament elects the President, versus the general public. Gul's last chance is next week. He only needs a simple majority to win, and its quite probable he will win. When he does win, it will be interesting to see what the military does - will they do as they said and do anything to keep Turkey secular?
I finally got the list of all the other kids going with me this Fall. We started a facebook group and have been talking off and on. Most seem pretty cool. There are only a few others staying for the whole year, but they seem nice so far. I wonder if I would feel differently if I was only going for a semester. 10 months sure is a long time.
In other news, that hoopla about the drought was a little exaggerated. Apparently Ankara has enough water to last for a year. The mayor made a bad judgment call by cutting the water off. So I should have water the whole time I am there. Who knows.
Also in other news - Another Turkish Airlines plane was hijacked last week. Two guys, one a Turkish nationalist, tried to get into the cockpit unsuccessfully, then demanded the plane go to Iran. The pilot then landed in Turkey claiming he had to refuel. The hijackers said women and children could go, but instead, everyone bum rushed the exit and ran across the pavement to safety. The hijackers apparently did not have any guns, but were in possession of a strange box wrapped in plastic? Some thought it was a bomb. Pretty sure it wasn't though.
Even more other news - The guy running for president that caused so much trouble earlier this summer failed to get the "yes" from the first and second rounds of voting this week. The Parliament elects the President, versus the general public. Gul's last chance is next week. He only needs a simple majority to win, and its quite probable he will win. When he does win, it will be interesting to see what the military does - will they do as they said and do anything to keep Turkey secular?
09 August 2007
08 August 2007
So the ministry of education is trying to decide whether to postpone the start of school in Ankara. Major water shortages along with two pipes bursting (allowing lots of drinkable water to flood the streets) have caused water to be cut off for all of Ankara for at least 3 days. You can read all about it here: http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=80351
06 August 2007
oh goodness
so the on again off again water deal in ankara is not going to stop until at least december, unless they get a massive amount of rain in the fall. the government is telling residents to leave the city and go live elsewhere for a few months.... check out this guy's story:
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=80179
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=80179
03 August 2007
drought in Ankara...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6929186.stm
two days of water followed by two days without...
two days of water followed by two days without...
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