Ramadan, Islam’s month of fasting, is set to start tomorrow. Since Turkey’s population is said to be 98 to 99% Islamic, I expect the Ramadan to be rather noticeable. Hence my decision to start an article about it and introducing the topic, since I’m sure it will be a returning topic over the next month or [...]
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Ramadan starts tomorrow
August 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: life · religion · society · thoughts · travel
Party time in Taksim
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday night we met up with a ‘bunch’ of Erasmus students (30) in the Taksim district of Istanbul for a night out on the town. My roommate and I headed from our dorms to the park, where we went into a cable lift over the park towards Taksim. Once there, I was amazed with how [...]
Turkish Language
August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Merhaba! Benim adım Bas. Nasılsınız?
After just two days in Istanbul, I realized why so few Turkish people speak English. If it’s anywhere near as hard for them to learn English, as it is for me to learn Turkish, I can imagine most don’t even want to bother with it if they don’t need it.
When I [...]
Quick Update on Istanbul
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Excuse the Turkish symbols in this post. I have a lot to tell but lıttle tıme and I wıll revısıt thıs post later.
It has been 30 hours sınce I woke up thıs mornıng. Last nıght I hopped on a bus to Turkey. Some observatıons:
As you’re nearing the border, Bulgaria gets more and more Turkish. You [...]
Off to Istanbul!
August 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments
I’m off to Istanbul today. It’s only been 6 months since I came back to Holland from Bulgaria where I lived for half a year. Now it’s time to get myself over to Istanbul for half a year of studying abroad. Since my girlfriend’s been in Holland with me for the last weeks and she’s [...]
Homeless
August 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
It’s my last weekend in Holland. This Monday I’m flying to Sofia, Bulgaria, from where I’ll take a bus to go to Istanbul where I will be studying for half a year. Moved out of my apartment last weekend, staying at my parents now, getting ready to stay in a hostel for a while, so [...]
Monkeys and grasshoppers!
August 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Last Thursday we decided to go to a park near Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, called “Apenheul“. Literally, this means “Monkeyhill”, but I like to refer to it as Monkeyland. Before I continue and tell you about the monkeys, I’d like to direct your attention to the pictures above.
Yes, it is what it looks like. I ate [...]
Erasmus Intensive Language Course… To do or not to do?
August 12th, 2008 · 10 Comments
Since I’m going to study at a university in Istanbul through the EU’s Erasmus program, I was allowed to sign up for a (free) Turkish language course under the Erasmus Intensive Language Course (EILC) program. I immediately jumped on it, since it had many other advantages, such as free accommodation at the Istanbul University campus.
Then [...]
I’ve Got My Visa!
August 8th, 2008 · 10 Comments
There we go. Last thing I definitely needed to arrange before going to Istanbul for half a year. Looks like it’s a single entry visa though, meaning I can only visit the country once during these 6 months. I wonder if that means that if I leave the country, I have to get a new [...]
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August 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Got some weird spam in my inbox again… My mailbox is turning into the twilight zone. Without further ado, the email.
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