How It All Has To End
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on July 2, 2012 - 7:57 p.m.
These are just some of my closing thoughts as I prepare to leave Turkey after my 10 month exchange. I know that several blogs have yet to be written about the things I’ve done here, but for now, this is what’s on my mind and the only thing I can bring myself to write about.
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2440 Rotary District Conference Video (and other stories)
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on July 1, 2012 - 4:44 p.m.
In order to speed things up, I’m going to jump the gun a little bit and let you all see a compilation video of all the trips I’ve been on, ...
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Semester Break: Greece, the Hamam, and Other Adventures
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on April 24, 2012 - 3:27 p.m.
As a last-minute plan with two fellow exchange students took me on a day trip to the Greek island of Chios to see my first and only glimpse of European soil and experience yet another new culture. This trip occurred during the 2 week semester break from school from the end of January to the beginning of February. This blog is a collection of Greece and some of the other adventures I had during these 2 weeks.
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A Quick Announcement From A Very Excited Exchange Student
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on April 1, 2012 - 4:27 p.m.
If you are not following me on Facebook (or cannot do so) I would like to update you all on a very exciting event that has occurred in my life ...
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Pamukkale: Soaking Up Some Natural Beauty
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on March 20, 2012 - 3:08 p.m.
This blog takes you on yet another trip to a Turkish city filled with nature's beautiful creations. This time, I will tell you all about my weekend trip to Denizli and Pammukale, where we walked on "cotton hills" and swam in "Cleopatra's Pool". Fun stuff! (And of course there are pictures!)
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The End of Eleven and the Start of Twelve
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on February 29, 2012 - 10:42 a.m.
This entry is all about the events leading up to New Years and New Years itself, as well as some things from the first few days of the new year. Since Turkey doesn’t celebrate Christmas as a national holiday, New Years is their big winter holiday, which had more similarities to the 25th of December than I expected.
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A Turkish Christmas Story
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on February 14, 2012 - 3:12 a.m.
This entry is a Christmas entry. I know it’s long overdue, but nevertheless, here it is. Christmas in a country other than your own is always going to be different, and for most exchange students, it’s the one of the hardest days of the year. It’s an even more challenging day to endure when the country you’re living in doesn’t celebrate Christmas. Despite the rest of Turkey’s lack of Christmas spirit, the exchange students in Izmir did their best to make the holidays away from home as merry as they could. So here is my Christmas in Turkey, in a way you would never expect.
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A Lesson in “W” and a Last Minute Concert
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on February 7, 2012 - 6:14 a.m.
Continuing on my mission to catch up my blog with my real life here in Turkey, this entry covers the first 2 and a half weeks in December. In that stretch of time, I gave young Turkish actors a lesson in their “w”s and “v”s, and Michelle and I decided to bring a little Holiday cheer to the halls of Çamlaralti Koleji.
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Kapadokya: The Most Wondrous Rocks You’ll Ever See
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on January 31, 2012 - 5:21 a.m.
As I said in my previous blog entry about Ankara, there was a second trip we exchange students were preparing ourselves for, and THIS trip was to be a completely different experience than the tall modern buildings and museums of the capital city. Join me in the weekend adventure that I can only describe as “Nature and History’s Most Miraculous Collaboration.”
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Happy New Year, Everyone!!
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on December 31, 2011 - 9:38 a.m.
Before I continue with my adventures, I'd like to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a safe and Happy New Year!! 2012, here we come!
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Little to No Sleep + An Exchange Student Wedding = Ankara Trip
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on December 30, 2011 - 7:27 a.m.
Continuing on my journey in Turkey, this entry will take you along on my weekend trip to Ankara, Turkey's capital city. And of course through several other experiences that could only have happened by me exchanging my life in the US for what I have before me! Take a look!
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Weeks 8 and 9: Belly Dancing Lessons, Bayram, and a Fancy Concert
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on December 13, 2011 - 1:17 p.m.
Since I’m trying to catch up with myself, and because weeks 8 and 9 go together because of a religious holiday that occurred within those two weeks, I decided to squish 2 weeks into one entry. I apologize in advance for my English as it is rapidly deteriorating. Anyways, there’s lots of crazy adventures in this one, and of course, pictures!! Take a gander!
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Week 7: A New Schedule, A Ceremony, and a Halloween Party
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on November 22, 2011 - 1:58 p.m.
Bumping the excitement up a notch from my last entry, which I’m aware wasn’t as dazzling as most of the others, my seventh week in Izmir was action packed. In school, Michelle and I got a revised schedule that put us into classes with younger kids a few times a week to escape the boredom of Physics and Geometry. Meanwhile, I helped organize a Halloween party for the exchange students, seeing as Turkey doesn’t celebrate it. You don’t wanna miss the pictures of me in my costume!! Read on!
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Week 6: Bacon, a Canadian, and an Earthquake
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on November 14, 2011 - 1:29 p.m.
Not a lot of overly exciting things happened this week, but I guess that’s a matter of perspective. For me, finding real pork products here was exciting. As was receiving the last of the Rotary exchange students, and our only Canadian student, and being able to show her the ropes of Turkish school.
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Week 5: A Concert, an Eye Exam, and a Piece of Turkish History
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on November 6, 2011 - 1:21 p.m.
This entry is going to be an exciting one, mostly because of the last portion of it. I spent the weekend in Ephesus, where I saw the Virgin Mother Mary’s final resting place, as well as 8,000-year old ruins of the ancient city. If that’s not enough to get you reading, I’m not sure what is!
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Week 4: A Ferry Ride, A Second Home, and A Fish Market
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on October 26, 2011 - 4:23 a.m.
I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, but things happen so fast here, it’s hard to keep up with myself! Week four was filled with more new, strange experiences, especially when my host mom took a short business trip and left me to live in her best friend. The stories never stop comin!
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Don't Worry!! I'm Fine, Everyone!
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on October 25, 2011 - 2:34 p.m.
This is just a quick post to let you all know that the earthquake on Saturday/Sunday did NOT affect me at all. The quake happened on the far eastern side ...
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Week Three: A Beach, A Fight, and a Whole Lotta Waffles
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on October 10, 2011 - 3:14 p.m.
As I trekked through the second half of my first month here in Izmir, several important things happened for the first time. I met the rest of the other exchange students in the city, I gained a wonderful opportunity at school, and several other fun things! Here we go again!
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Week Two: A Bazaar Experience & First Days of School
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on September 28, 2011 - 10:46 a.m.
This entry includes my first experience at a Turkish bazaar and my adventures during my first week of Turkish school. I knew I was obviously American, but c’mon now!! The things that happened to me were a bit on the extreme side! Read on for the full account of how obviously aware I have become of my nationality.
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Week One: Crazy Drivers to Sacred Spiders
Posted by HALEY DROZDOWICZ on September 18, 2011 - 5:58 a.m.
This is my first installment to the blog since I landed in Izmir on Friday, September 9th. A lot has happened in a week, so put your reading glasses on! I’ll bet you a big box of baklava that there’ll be something in here you never knew about Turkey before.
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