Turkyie

This is my last day in Turkey...I thought it was going to be boring since I was all alone however all in all I had a really good time. The people at the hotel I am staying are really nice. The second day here they moved me to one of their best rooms...actually I think they usually give it to newly weds..oh, well. It was a huge room for me:) They knock on my door many times to see if I am doing well and brought me desserts.

this is one of them..dont ask me what it is..it was a weird combo of beans and nuts and dreid fruits
I have walked around a lot and got a little glimpse of the culture. Nearby the hotel I am staying, there are more lower class people; there are a lot street vendors who grab you by the arm to enter their shops and buy something. Some of them yell so hard just to get people's attention. Most of the women around wear vales...I actually saw one who was completely covered, you could just see a tiny bit of her eyes. that was really weird. I had a hard time finding a place to eat because every where I would go in..there were only men. I got used to that. It didn't stop me from getting in cuz the food here is amazing...one of the best I have tried. Few things reminded me of Albania. As i said in my last blog entry we have a bunch of words in common. Also at a restaurant they had one dish that was called "Albanian style steak". I didn't know we are famous for making that:) While I was at a shop I heard a song from an Albanian singer, his name is Blero. Also the Imams songs were present everyday.

On the other hand, I went to a mall here. A totally different world. It was so huge I got lost in it. And guess what....they had Starbucks, KFC, Mac Donald's, Burger King, Arbys, and so many other foreign brands. MacD was full of people. As Thomas Friedman would say...the world is flat...










I also got my Lithuanian visa. Is a one year business visa!!! So I am excited for that. I will leave for Lithuania on Friday and start teaching on Monday. I am excited and scarred at the same time because it's my first time teaching university students and teaching macroeconomics. will see how it goes. Please keep me in your prayers.

ciao