Take a look at the tab in the menu above, or click here to access my new travel blog! This new site will be where I document my future travel experiences including those of the next few months, which I will be spending in Athens, Greece. Continue reading Follow My New Blog!

This is the best translation of the Turkish phrase “kalkişma girişimi,” which are words that have been thrown around by politicians here in Turkey to describe the attempted coup of July 15th. I know many of you have been waiting to hear my personal experiences and thoughts about the events here, and I originally had planned to write a post about it. But my friend and … Continue reading A Dare to Attempt to Uprise…

I have now been living here in Istanbul for a full two and a half weeks. I don’t think I can quite call myself an Istanbulite yet (or İstanbul’lu in Turkish), but I am definitely already feeling very comfortable in my new home. Upon arrival, I spent my first few days with a close Turkish friend and her family before  officially move into my apartment … Continue reading Settling In: The First Few Weeks

Or….Welcome back everyone. As I mentioned in the previous post from the final sentimental weeks of my gap year in Turkey, I promised to revive this travel blog in order to document my next adventure. This summer, only about a year after departing from my life-changing experience there, I am returning to Turkey again on an advanced Turkish language fellowship offered through the American Research Institute … Continue reading Tekrar Hoşgeldiniz Herkese

While staying busy has helped fill my mind with things other then my eminent departure, the thoughts and anticipations of leaving return nonetheless. I remember during my first months here I truly believed I could never be upset when it was finally time to leave. But about a month ago I was not only only sad when I thought of leaving, I truly didn’t want to go. … Continue reading Packing up My Life Part 2- Thoughts on Leaving

Two days left in Izmir, 4 in Turkey. I’m completely shocked at how fast this ending has been snuck up on me. I am currently trying to pack up a years worth of clothes, shoes, books, and memories into as little space as possible to take back to America with me. It’s strange how easy it is to part with my belongings and things here, … Continue reading Packing up My Life Part 1- An Update on My Past Few Weeks

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Some were said to be waiting with baited breath. After a bunch more hours in my room here is the full vlog of our trip to North-Eastern Turkey in late May. I will try to post another short blog from Turkey when we are in Istanbul. I have more footage, but I don’t want to spend any more time editing, I… Continue reading The Kara Deniz Tour Videos

I really like hiking. I can’t say I’m anywhere close to an expert in the area thanks to the wealth of mountains and hills the suburbs of Chicago provides me, but with my limited experience in the activity- I’ve really liked it. This year is the first in my life I’ve lived anywhere that isn’t completely flat. In fact, right behind my apartment here are … Continue reading Hiking in Turkey

We are incredibly lucky to live in this region of Turkey. The Ege Bölgesi, which is the region in which Izmir is, has dozens of amazing historical sites and ruins all only a few hours from us. Of course, there are some of the more famous sites like Efes (Ephesus) and Bergama (pergamon), but there are also many smaller sites that are less well-known and just as … Continue reading Day trip to Selçuk