Yes, we are still here! :)

So, our group is officially pathetic at keeping up with the blog.  :)  That's ok- it means that we have been busy!  Before I forget, I must say that I had an awesome experience this past week.  I got to visit Turkish hospitals!  One day, my Turkish friend took me to visit a government hospital where her mother works as an OR nurse.  It was such a neat experience!  Another day, I spent 4 hours in a private hospital.  I got to tour the entire hospital, which was pretty cool, as well as shadow some nurses on a floor for a couple hours.  On top of that, I got to teach some of them more English while they taught me more Turkish.  :)  It was a very good experience, and I am hoping to go back this week.   

 

Goodness, there is so much I could write, but not enough time to share.  Wednesday morning, our Turkish teacher, Gul, invited us over to her house again for our lesson.  Then, on Friday we spent the entire day with her again.  This time we visited Myra, which is also Lycia.  We got to see the tombs engraved in the mountains, plus the whole city surrounding it.  St. Nicholas was also the bishop in a church there.  After that, we drove to Demri where we got on a boat.  We then sailed to see the "Sinking City" which was pretty cool.  It was a tremendous day with Gul.  We are officially finished with our Turkish lessons now, but she has taught us so much!  She calls us her children.  :)  We are definitely going to miss her.  

 

Another neat experience was that Noah, Mike, & I got to teach the English class this past Wednesday night.  We had such a fun time with the students, and they all did really well!  Every day we have been visiting our different Turkish friends, and it has been so much fun!  I can't believe that we only have 1 more week here in Antalya.  Time is going way too fast...     

by Abigail