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So I am starting to get really adjusted to life in the bustling city of Istanbul. My heart no longer skips a beat as I cross a street, I can barter with shop keepers (and actually get the price lower), and I have started classes at Bogazici. I am taking Modern Turkish Literature (in English), Turkish for Foreigners, History of the Balkans, and Psychology of Personality for sure, I hope to be able to get into the Environmental Dimension class and drop Educational Psychology. All of my professors speak good English but I can not say the same about my classmates. It is already quite obvious that at Bogazici they promote more reading, I will most likely have over 150 pages total to read every week.
I managed to find a good pair of walking/hiking shoes but still haven't found any cleat for a decent price. I found some but they were 100 to 360 lira!
Yesterday I went with Roy, Andrew, and Flo to swim in the Black sea. We took 2 metro buses and walked about 2 miles down to the beach. It was much warmer than the Puget sound but much colder than the Aegean. Overall a worthwhile trip. Last night I went on a cruise up and down the Bosphorus that was put on for all of the exchange students. It was fun and had free snacks, but a bit long for my taste.
Still hanging in there and having a great time, but can somebody tell me how the Huskies didn't beat Notre Dame!?!?
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