Haven't blogged in more than a week! And yes, I only have around 1 week left in Istanbul. I'm starting to feel sad that I have to leave Istanbul soon...but at the same time looking forward to seeing my friends again :)

Anyway, for the past week, I got to do some interesting work. I had another research to do for the whole week, but I also got to be a receptionist on Tuesday morning for a conference that was held at the university. I stood by the door, asking for the guests' name and hand them conference materials. Most of the guests were professors from American universities such as Michigan State and Emory. (But none from Michigan!!)


Later in the week, I was also asked to help out in a class. The instructor had a meeting during one of a help session for his students, and I was to help conduct that help session. I was really worried and nervous, especially since I'm still a student myself and the instructor only taught me the material a day before the session. Luckily only 3 students turned up for that help session, so I didn't have to deal with a crowd :)

On the weekend, I was invited to have breakfast by the Bosphorus. It was quite a nice experience - having a Turkish breakfast with the river as the backdrop. But it was quite an expensive breakfast. There were 6 of us, and each of us paid 35 Turkish Liras (23 US dollars). Well, I guess that is the price for dining with a great view.


Not quite sure what to do this week to fully utilize my time before I leave Istanbul. I probably will revisit some places that I like :)

Signed off by Priscilla