I have had the travel bug for the longest time. I blame my parents for taking me on so many trips as a little kid. I got to see so many cool places! Now that I am actually traveling for real (those little one week vacations just don't count when compared to 10 months!), I am actually quite sad. Aside from the fact that I am going to the Middle East, I am nervous about traveling in general. 10 months is a loooooooooooooong time. Not to mention, I am terribly sad about all the things I will be missing throughout the year (see list on left). I know once I get there and settled, I will totally have fun, but this waiting period sucks. I am just trying to stay busy with class and scholarship papers, etc... It's not really helping, though. Then, there's the whole friends and family situation. It sucks to say goodbye, but at the same time, you feel like you are hurting them by leaving. They, in turn, are sad to see you go, but feel they must be supportive of what you want to do. All I can say is there will be a lot of crying and a lot of partying come that last week in August. And if you don't get to see me before I leave, you're just going to have to wait till next summer. Don't forget about me, though!
In the meantime, here are some pictures I stole (mainly from Wikipedia). These will just have to do until I get over there myself.
(Ankara is in the middle and to the left a bit. Go to the "u" in "Turkey" and go straight up)
In the meantime, here are some pictures I stole (mainly from Wikipedia). These will just have to do until I get over there myself.
(Ankara is in the middle and to the left a bit. Go to the "u" in "Turkey" and go straight up)
(Looks a little bit like Richmond...)
(Atatürk's Mausoleum)
(Yeh, beats Pentagon City any day)
(Look at their airport!)
(Downtown Ankara)
