i have been here for over two weeks now?

i finally found an internet connection at my house! yay! so i should be able to update more often now. and i should be able to put more pictures on well.

we went to the citadel a couple of days ago. maybe last week? its on the top of a hill somewhat in the middle of the city. so we got a pretty good view of the city. the citadel actually has people living in it now, with some restaurants and shops. they hang peppers to dry them for the winter:

it was neat to walk around and look at the shops and stuff. lots of photo of opportunites.

sorry for the lopsided photos again...ill work on fixing that.

i played soccer with some kids while at the citadel. it was awesome. my leg probably didnt like it, but it seems to be doing okay. after we played, the kids asked for one lyra...

one of the views from the top of the citadel. i took a video of the whole city from up there. ill work on posting that...

sometime last week, we went to a district in the city. we went to this daycare that was started by a group of women who are trying to help stay at home wives get jobs. one of the women started a restaurant so we went their for dinner. this dish is apparently called cous cous in morocco, but i cant remember what its called here.

i dont remember what this is called either, but its basically stuffed grape leaves. its like rice and something inside? i dont know. but it tastes better than it looks.

i dont remember what this called either, but its basically like pita bread with feta (?) cheese in the middle. im not a fan of it but its okay...

my pictures are a little jumbled, but this is a picture of a market outside the citadel entrance.
i believe those barrels are full of nuts.

so its been an interesting trip so far. im liking turkey more and more each day. dont worry though, i still want to come home. i cross off each day in my planner. it amazes me that i have been here for more than two weeks already. i have been so busy i havent had much time to think about stuff. the fact that im not going home until june has not yet set in.

classes at university dont actually start until this thursday. i have to figure out what classes i am actually taking and then i have to go find my professor and the head of the department and get each of them to sign a piece of paper. annoying...

before i forget, heres my mailing address here:

Carolyn Morris, CIEE c/o
Active Languages
Ataturk Blvd, Selcan Han, NO 127

Turkish Language Unit (ACTOM) Floor 6

06640 Bakanliklar

Ankara

Ignore the space between the lines there - i dont know whats up with that. And, the "i" in Bakanliklar doesnt have a dot above it.

Thats it for now. But I have internet now! yay! more tomorrow? possibly