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A Day Off

Today I had the day off. PTL. I didn't realize how much I needed it. Since I arrived last Wednesday, I have been going non-stop - which is good and the way I like it! However it all caught up with me today and I was very thankful for a day to rest, finally unpack, do laundry, and even go for a run. It was wonderful. There is this awesome park about a 5 minute walk from my apartment. I have a feeling I will spend a good amount of time there. It did my soul a lot of good to relieve some stress (that I hadn't even realized was there). I am sleeping great, but am still very tired. It's a good tired, but I am having to learn to set some boundaries and guard my time. Plus I forgot how exhausting it is being in a city of 5 million people. Things are still going well and I am thankful to be here. Now that my room is unpacked I feel a lot more settled and at ease. Here are a few pictures of the park I ran at, and also my bedroom.

Also, saw this craziness on the ride home from dinner. Five guys in rollerblades (welcome to the 90s) holding onto a moving bus!

Here I am

Well here I am with my first blog post in two and a half years. I didn't neglect this blog on purpose. It just happened. I moved back to the states and for me the blog was no longer seemed necessary. Now there are TONS of people in the states who have great blogs...blogs I love reading. But I am not a writer, and I don't feel as though I have very profound things to say. The purpose of this blog is the update people on my life in Turkey, and every once in a while I share something from my heart.

So here I am. Back again in a country I love. Thankful for the opportunity to be here. Today was my first real day in the city. My roommates had a visitor in town, and I was able to tag along as they showed her the city. We started the day with Turkish Breakfast (something I have really missed - eggs, cheese, bread, cucumbers, tomatoes, honey, jelly, butter, and unlimited çay). 

 Then made our way by bus and then metro to the water. It was a beautiful, sunny day and great way to see the city. The day I arrived it was rainy and foggy. 

 My new roommate posed so I could get this picture of the bride and groom having their picture taken.