Last day of class!
I can't believe today is the last day of class here in Turkey. It has been amazing here and I will be sad to leave. This week has been so busy though, and now it's only two more days until our excursion, which I am so excited about. Last night we had a potluck for Jill's birthday, and it was fun because we are all starting to feel like family. The night before we had a wine and cheese party at the "library" of our professors--what an amazing place. Floor to ceiling shelves with thousands of books, and apparently that was only the reference library! I was in awe. This is indicative of exactly the quality of lecturers we have had over the past three weeks, and it has been such an incredible opportunity to learn in this setting. Of course, there's been so much to explore in Istanbul as well. I feel like I've barely seen anything even though I've been here three weeks. This may be my last update until Morocco, but hopefully I will be able to get to a computer during our excursion next week...until then, here are some more pictures! 
The scene at the Topraks' library.
The scene at the Topraks' library.
We all were wearing polo shirts at the archeological museum. Check out Mac's face (yellow shirt)...priceless.
On Tuesday we went to a rooftop bar to watch a soccer game between Fenerbahce, an Istanbul team, and AC milan. Milan won, unfortunately, but I was in 7th heaven!
Lunch on the island was a whole fresh fish....head and all. Yum! 
Helin, our Turkish graudate student assistant, and myself on a carriage ride on Prince's Island. I'm looking pretty silly...hmm.
On the ferry en route to the Prince's Islands last Sunday
At Dolmabahce looking out on the Bosphorus and Golden Horn
The "crystal staircase" in Dolmabahce Palace, the home of the last Ottoman Sultans
posted by Abby @ 11:11 PM
3 Comments:
Hey, Abs!! Missing you so much and it looks and sounds like you are having a BLAST!! :-) Have a safe trip to Morrocco and I can't wait to hear all about that fun adventure! I'm going to write you an email too!! :-) Love you TONS!! :-)
Abby, thanks for the pictures. I love you honey and look forward to every installment. Next group picture will you do a left to right identification by first name?
I'll match to the picture on our refrigerator. Hugs and kisses from all of us.
sweet! abby that's so awesome! you lucky ducky.. have a fantastic time in morocco... i know you will!! <3<3lindennnnnn :D
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