Made it to Istanbul with absolutely no problems! Couldn't have been smoother. I came straight to the teacher dormatory, where no one was home. I'm on the 4th floor, up a tiny, narrow winding staircase. Its modest, but clean. I am completely unpacked and organized already. I took off to grab some dinner and find an internet cafe. I rounded a corner and was greeted by a bustling pedestrian thoroughfare with hundreds and hundreds of people of all ages, genders, nationalities wandering around. I found a yummy cafe to eat in- I had a chai and Turkish dumplings with minced meat, yoghurt, chili oil, and sage. They brought an entire spice rack to my table for me. After dinner I wandered and am already in LOVE with it. Sooooo old..... Incredible stonework, ironwork, mosaics, cobblestones. Street musicians everywhere... I've already passed at least 4 buildings that I'm pretty sure are old palaces. I've bought a bottle of red turkish wine and am going home to have a glass and read. I figure my roommate(s) are teaching tonight and won't be home till after 10pm. It is 8:15 right now. I don't have the internet code for my building yet, so can't log on there. I talked to my head teacher today on my way from the airport. I have to report on Saturday for two days of observation, then I start my own classes on Monday. Still not sure what area of the city i'm in. Can't wait to explore more tomorrow....
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