I'm writing this after having been awake for 30 hours..yikes. We are in Barkikoy, at Yesilkoy Marina.
I should probably consider learning more Turkish now that I'm here, since the only things I know how to say are "fish" and "nice to meet you".
There are, for some reason, stray dogs and cats everywhere on the marina. Just like lounging in the sun on the rocks and fighting with each other. A lot of them have vaccine tags, which is cool (yay no rabies!) but still very weird. They're very friendly, though.
A stray dog on the beautiful Yesilkoy marina.
People keep laughing at my sad attempts to initiate conversations in Turkish, but they're very nice. Problem: I somehow accidentally ordered two lumps of what looked like beef jerky--which is called adana kebab (sorry mom). And then for dinner ordered something that turned out to be a pancake with cheese on top (according to the restaurant, a crepe). But the cafes on the marina are awesome; there are a million bean bag chairs and futons and other odd furniture items (and a lot of hookahs) right up next to the water and you can just hang out there all day. I'm really excited to get to Bogazici and move in, though. But first, France!!
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