Soo in an attempt to see everyone I know in Turkey, my parents made this great itinerary for us. We left Istanbul for Adana at 6am on Thursday and got there around 8 or 9ish. We went to my dad's aunts house to say hi and went to the cemetery to see my dad's uncle's grave. Then we saw my great grandfather and grandmother's graves. Then my uncle came and took us to our family village, which is about 40 minutes away. It was nice to see that everyone has a "European toilet" as opposed to a hole outside in an outhouse. When we got to my grandfather's house, my mom freaked out because my uncle cut down all the orange trees! It was sad. We proceeded to visit my cousin's family (the Boz's). That was nice too. Then my dad drove us to Imamoglu to see my other family members. The ride was hysterical. My father forgot how to drive stick and asked my uncle which pedal was the clutch. He stalled the car about 10 times and drove my uncle crazy. Afterwards we went to about 5 different places to see people, stayed in each place for about 10 minutes. Just enough time for tea and borek. Then we drove back to Adana, had dinner, and went to my dad's aunts house. From there we got on a plane and went to Ankara. Stayed the night and day. Then took an overnight bus back to Istanbul, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Now I'm finally at school =)
My roommates are cool (not as cool as Marta of course). One is Turkish and the other is Turkish but from Germany. So all is good and well. It just won't stop raining. And it's such a long walk to my campus... my department is the furthest from my dorm!
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