Set for a long weekend
Anatolia Congress, hosted by @ Istanbul, begins tomorrow. Because I've been hearing about this congress for 2 years, this is quite an epic experience on the horizon. It's only a few days long, but the delegates, location, and sessions combined will constitute an incredible experience.
I was telling another exchange participant earlier in an email that I only have 3 weeks left in Istanbul. That is bat shit insane. I remember being matched to this traineeship back in March, thinking to myself how long it would be until I'm in Turkey. I've been here for 7 months, and as I realized last night, just begun to feel settled in. I've also been thinking about recommendations I want to make to potential exchange participants. As it stands right now, I absolutely love this city, and would return for a longer time span in a heartbeat. However, I would not recommend short term traineeships in large cities. There's simply too much to see, experience, and feel, and with only 2 - 4 months, the city and your experience are not given justice.
On another note, for reasons I've yet to understand, I've created a list of things I want to do/learn after leaving Istanbul:
1.) The French language
2.) Soccer
3.) Drink tea
4.) Continue with Turkish
5.) Fix and fortify friendships and relationships
There will be more to this list, I hope.
I was telling another exchange participant earlier in an email that I only have 3 weeks left in Istanbul. That is bat shit insane. I remember being matched to this traineeship back in March, thinking to myself how long it would be until I'm in Turkey. I've been here for 7 months, and as I realized last night, just begun to feel settled in. I've also been thinking about recommendations I want to make to potential exchange participants. As it stands right now, I absolutely love this city, and would return for a longer time span in a heartbeat. However, I would not recommend short term traineeships in large cities. There's simply too much to see, experience, and feel, and with only 2 - 4 months, the city and your experience are not given justice.
On another note, for reasons I've yet to understand, I've created a list of things I want to do/learn after leaving Istanbul:
1.) The French language
2.) Soccer
3.) Drink tea
4.) Continue with Turkish
5.) Fix and fortify friendships and relationships
There will be more to this list, I hope.
posted by amartin4 at 7:00 AM
5 Comments:
So much to do, so little time, man. I hear you. I'll join you in #'s 2 and 3.
So you've been here for 7 months huh? lol. İ feel you about keeping up relationships formed here at home and still drinking tea though! :-)
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