traffic

I dont care how much people complain about traffic in the states, or even blowing red lights because here its about a million times worse. According to my friend who was just visiting from Saudi Arabia, turkey is nothing compared to them. There is one big intersection that i have to cross everyday, many times a day. I can either wait for the walk sign or just go and test my luck. I have found that it is actually more dangerous to go when the walk sign is on becasue the cars are tryign to make their right turns. The best luck is to just look for a period of no cars on red and make a run for it. I dong know what i would do if i was a slow walker!

I dont miss american food. I think Turkey has the best cuisine. I feel a lot healthier being here, I dont even have to worry about the organic factor, becuase that isnt an issue like it is in the states. That doesnt mean they use tons of pesticides, because I'm sure they do, but everything is very local and very fresh which is all i honestly care about. I just had my favorite turkish meal. Cucumber and tomato salad and bread. I was missing the traditional cheese aspect but it was still delicous. There is this dressing you can make for the salad which is very delicious and light. Its a mix of pomegranate sauce and olive oil. I maybe sending some to the states a tradional turkish thing :)It is funny how much bread you eat here too. Easily you can eat a loaf a day. It is very light and fresh from the bakery every day. I do miss the variety of the franklin bakery but you cant really beat fresh bread that you eat with every meal and dont feel weighed down.

Welp for the rest of my day I have a goal to attempt yoga somehow in my tiny room. I can barely lay flat in the open space. I am excited to get the big room once my roommate moves out! I am pretty sure i've lost all muscle i had. I bet i wont even be able to do a push up since the only form of exercise i've been doing is hiking up and down huge hills. I did find a good park near by so as soon as i get motivation i'm going to start running. There is even an outdoor workout gym to use. Turkey has it all:) Now for motivation.