Yesterday was my second birthday in Turkey, and it was an interesting blend of Turkish and American.
In the morning my roommate made me banana pancakes for breakfast. Then I went to the lab and after lunch and my friends "surprised" me with a birthday cake (they order a cake every time someone in the lab has a birthday.) It was chocolate, but with pistachios (for the Turkish twist). Above you can see me blowing out the candles on my cake, and with all my friends at the lab.
Last night I went out to dinner at a nice restaurant downtown with my roommate and my old Turkish teacher (now just good friend). We hadn't been there previously, and I enjoyed the excuse to dress up. The restaurant was air-conditioned, but it had trees inside! I had a thin, half-decent steak smothered in creamed spinach. If you look in the background of the picture, you can see the little ice bucket they brought to the table! And don't worry, with dinner I had another chocolate cake with pistachios :)
The gifts this year were also interesting. My old Turkish teacher gave me a beautiful Turkish doll to remember Turkey by. My current Turkish teacher gave me a decorative Turkish tea glass set. So when I get back to America and have a Turkish tea party, I'll have fun tea glasses, and I can show them the doll that represents traditional Turkish village life, and explain this crazy, fascinating country that I have fallen in love with.
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