Merhaba!

Hello from Ankara, Turkey! I can't believe I am finishing my third week in this wonderful city! It is amazing how quickly such a massive place began to feel like home and yet how completely lost I can feel at the same time. Each time I step out my door I am learning something new, which is exactly why I took a job that was 6,900 miles away from where I was born and raised! When I began researching Ankara (and Turkey in general) I read that it is a place where east meets west. So far I feel like it is a place entirely its own. The language, coffee, roads, and people are different. I think this is going to be a wonderful adventure and hope I can open a few eyes to the beauty in unexpected places such as this crazy country!

 I took this video when I was on top of the Roman Castle in Ulus, which is plopped smack dab in the center of the city. Each time I walk around this part of town I am in aw of the sheer amount of history this place has. The Romans, the Greeks, the Ottoman Empire, the French. It just seems like this country has been impacted by so much of the world and yet it has created a culture all its own! I think this is an amazing view of the city where you can really see how complex it is.

Feeling like I'm on top of the world!