Hey everyone! I'm safe and sound after a full week in Turkey. I can't even begin to express how much I loved Turkey; it took me by surprise to say the least! The beauty and history in Turkey is incredible. I booked my trip with two of my roommates (both ended up going) from early Thursday (started the journey Wed night) to late Monday night with Thursday-Friday even in Istanbul and Friday night to Monday afternoon is Olympos Valley on the south coast of Turkey.
I got to the tree house community in Olympos Valley and I couldn't leave. I NEVER miss class (didn't miss one class last semester) and I skipped out on an ENTIRE week of class, cancelled my flight back and bought a new ticket home for Thursday morning with Kassidy. I guess there is a first time for everything; you just have to find what’s most important to you. I won't say more now because I'll blog later but let’s just say after 5 days in Olympos I feel so at peace with my life and I'm so grateful for what I've been able to see and do, not to mention the incredible people I have in my life.
As for now, I'm in the process of getting going again after 18 hours of travel last night. Took a nap and heated up some dinner but I still have to wash all my campfire clothes and then get packed for a weekend trip with the school tomorrow, 8am departure! We're going to the southern part of Cyprus, I've copied the informational email below (extracted times) so you can see what I'll have the chance to see and do.
Love and miss you all, I'll be blogging about Turkey asap with pictures and stories galore but for now back to this silly fast pace life ;)
"Starting from Nicosia we will drive to Limassol and visit Limassol’s Byzantine Castle (http://www.cyprus.com/limassol-castle.html ), while on our way to Paphos we will see the Kolossi Castle (http://www.cyprus.com/kolossi-castle.html ) which is said to be the best-preserved medieval castle in Cyprus.
After the Colossi Castle, we will drive to Kourion, the magnificent Greco-Roman theatre, one of the most spectacular archaeological sites of the island (http://www.cyprus.com/theatre-of-kourion.html ).
Last, but not least, before arriving to Paphos, we’ll go to Petra tou Romiou (“The Rock of the Greek”- which is the birthplace of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty). (http://www.cyprus.com/petra-tou-romiou.html )
When we arrive in Paphos we’ll have lunch and some free time at the harbor. After that, we continue our tour to the mosaics http://www.cyprus.com/pafos-mosaics.html
In the afternoon we will return to Limassol and go to our hotel.
Saturday the 13th you’ll have a free day and in the afternoon of Sunday 14th ,we will be back to Nicosia with a stop for a visit at Lefkara village,famous for its art of needlework (embroidery). http://www.cyprus.com/church-in-lefkara-village.html "
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