band of choice did indeed WIN eurovision. "hard rock hallelujah." oh
yeah. selin and i even saw lordi on MTV yesterday-- which was indeed
shocking and a bit hilarious, in my opinion.
2 nights ago, i got a phone call from my old friend fred, from france.
i hadn't spoken with him in ages but last month decided to try my luck
with the turkish/french postal services and sent him a postcard with
my GSM number on it. well, it arrived and he called me! it was great
to hear his voice and get caught up. his daughter is 16 months old now
and i am expecting some photos from him via email. we talked about our
friend verena (from germany, who is currently pregnant and due in
october) and kazumi (from japan, who lived with my family in colorado
for a year).... who i haven't heard from since last year. talking with
fred motivated to email verena and kazumi, so hopefully i will hear back
from them and find out what's been going on in their lives.
on the job-front, it looks as though i have indeed been promoted at my
job and will become the manager of the school i work at. this is both
exciting and slightly terrifying. i started meeting with my boss about
it yesterday and i'll go in early today to talk more about it, start
learning what it entails, etc. the turkish girls i work with were really
excited when i mentioned that i was starting to train for this, saying
"ohhhh you'll be great! just as long as you're not too bossy!" they
are great though-- they were very happy that a woman is going to take
this role (i am too!). so, we'll see. it will take me a good month or
two to get adjusted (and learn all of the things i need to do!).
other than that, not too much is going on. summer has arrived in istanbul
and it has been volcanically hot the past couple of days. i have to
take the metro to work and i hate that they never use the air conditioning.
it's possible to turn it on and cool down the tunnels (which get hot and
swollen from humidity) but in typical turkish fashion, they do not use
AC unless it's 800 degrees outside. this is true for most places in the
summer-- malls, restaurants, etc. places that, in america, i just assumed
would be a perfect 72 degrees (22 celsius) at all times of the year. so,
as of this week, there has been a return of the sweaty american girl. watch
out, istanbul! just be thankful i am an ardent supporter and wearer of
deoderant.
posted by camille @ 10:31 AM
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