Holiday Week.

The week BEFORE Thanksgiving, I was out of school for an entire week! It was a big holiday week for Mslms around the world and I enjoyed the week off from school. I was hoping to take a trip with some friends, but everything was either booked or too expensive. I was disappointed, because I was really wanting/needing to get out of the city! A few teacher friends and I decided to have our own vacation right here. It was lovely. We slept in, ate out, did some shopping, watched movies, had sleepovers, visited museums and the zoo, read books, and just enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. Every day it was sunny with temperatures in the high 60's - so nice!

One of the most interesting things I did was walk down to the Bosphorus with a friend to see if we could find any sacrifices on the day of the holiday. It was so bizarre to watch, but I am really glad I did it. For the 2 weeks leading up to the holiday there were tents like this set up all over the city selling goats, sheep, and cows. Who knew Turkey had such an awesome zoo, with such cute animals?!?The Body Worlds Exhibit has been here for about 5 months and I haven't had a chance to go yet, so I took advantage of my week off and went with a friend. It was a little difficult to find. We were told it was beside Istanbul Modern and that we couldn't miss the Istanbul Modern sign because it was HUGE. Well we did miss it and walked around for about 30 minutes up and down this street. No worries, we finally found it. If you ever get the chance to see the Body Worlds Exhibit, DO IT! It is so interesting. The entire time I was in there I kept think, "How can people not believe in a creator?"