3 Weeks In Istanbul

After 4 hour flight, I arrived at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport. There was a really warm welcome waiting me there. The weather was -8 Celsius in London and it was +18 there. I passed passport check and collected my luggage. I was so happy to be back in home but there was still a long way to go because Sabiha Gokcen Airport is in Asia side of Istanbul and my house is in Europe side. I took the coach to my home.

After another 2 hour journey, I was at home. I knocked the door and my mother opened with a big smile. I could easily read the happiness from her eyes. I had my late dinner and we had a really long conversation meanwhile. They were curious about everything.

The day after my arrival, I jumped INTO my car and drove my way to my friend’s cyber cafe. While I was driving car, I noticed that I missed driving so much. I met most of my friends there. We went to a cafe and spent at least 4 hours there. There were a lot of questions waiting for me to answer and there were a lot of questions to be asked.

On the weekend, I went to a museum called Sakip Sabanci Museum. He has a really good collection of hand written Korans and the tools which are used to write these Korans such as inkpots, ink pads and brushes. Also the museum itself was really impressive because that place was Sabanci family’s accommodation. The place is a seafront mansion with a really big garden. Mansion is furnished with antique furniture and it takes its name from the horse statue in the garden.

I spent my last week in Istanbul by shopping and being lazy. I was sleeping till noon everyday because I needed that somehow. I can say that I was looking forward to go back to London because I was missing my life there, my friends and teachers from INTO Centre. I was surprised with that because I had thought that I would never want to leave Istanbul. I think London became an important part of my life since I am studying here and I will be studying here for 3 more years. I established a life style in here as well. I started to live alone and I submit myself to discipline.

In the end it was a really good holiday and I needed that after 3 months of studying. I am in London now. I relaxed and I am ready for the next term. I am really curious about my exam results. Hopefully I will have good results and I will take another step in the path from INTO Foundation to City University London.