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So I know it has been a while since I last updated my blog but that does not mean I have not been up to some pretty amazing things.  In fact it means I’ve been so busy doing amazing things … Continue reading →

I will start out by apologizing for being a day late but I think you will understand when you read about all the amazing things I have been doing! Needless to say I started writing this blog last night but … Continue reading →

Another week has come and passed, but this one was filled with many sensations.  The first was disappointment as I journeyed to the Turkish police department for the fifth time (yes FIVE TIMES) and was turned away without my residence … Continue reading →

This past week was one where several times my two worlds collided: America and Turkey.  While you may be thinking, “DUH, Caroline you’re an American in Turkey of course this will happen.”  I would respond, “Well yes, BUT did you … Continue reading →

No first day of school story would be complete without an embarrassing moment… or three.  If you are reading this blog then you should know me pretty well and if you don’t well I’m just going to come right out … Continue reading →

People say time is money.  I prefer to think that money is time—each dollar I spend (at least at the $7.50 hourly wage I earned scooping ice cream this summer) is roughly equivalent to 8 minutes.  A bus trip costs … Continue reading →

After a year of hoping and planning, my semester abroad in Turkey has finally begun and I couldn’t be any happier!  There were a few spilled things, a million butterflies in my stomach, and a long sleepless flight before I … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in Ataturk Airport, and the smell of banana bread lingers in the air. I’m not sure if the scent currently drifts in through the central ventilation system or if my mind is subliminally moving with the change occurring … Continue reading →