Tuesday, January 1, 2008

You've got Mail

Mutlu Yillar!
Happy New Years everyone!

I know it's silly, but amidst all the crazyness that is my life right now - holidays, packing, saying goodbye to friends and family, finishing up papers and exams, etc - there's one little thing that stands out most of all in my mind.

I got a letter yesterday (thanks Mere!)and it's quite an odd feeling knowing that in a few short days I will be back home in Raleigh/Chapel Hill with all of you that I've sporadically kept in touch with via skype, facebook, and AIM.

I'm not sure how I really feel about that, and I can guarantee that it won't really hit me that I'm leaving Istanbul for good (well, until the next time I can scrape my pennies together and get back over here) until I'm somewhere over the Atlantic headed home or sitting in JFK waiting for my flight to Raleigh. But there is one thing that I do know for sure (please excuse the cliches and sappy-ness for just one moment) - this has been a semester I'll never forget.

Love,
me