8th aNaversary: Still fond of Turkey

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It’s been a while since I wrote a Turkey appreciation post. Lately, I’ve been exploring other topics and a rather new passion of mine on this blog: poetry. But those of you who’ve known me from the very beginning of my blogging life, might remember that 8 years ago, I moved to Izmir, on the Turkish West coast. 

I lived in Izmir for 1.5 years, a time I’ll always cherish. The purpose of my stay there was a study abroad programme in collaboration with my university in Berlin. All while studying and doing an internship in Turkey, I had the chance to explore the culture, to learn the language and to meet wonderful people who still occupy a special spot in my heart. 

8 years ago today, I boarded a plane to Izmir for the very first time. Little did I know about the adventures ahead of me. I still find it hard to summarize all the experiences I made throughout those 1.5 years. And I’m extremely thankful to myself for having written about many of them on this blog. The details we tend to forget as time goes by are so very precious. So here’s a compilation of my favourite Turkey-related posts for you to catch a glimpse: 

Turkish culture

• Why Turkey?
• Turkey: It was meant to be
• Turkey first times
• Izmir Life
• Beautiful Izmir 
• A Day in Izmir
• Turkey Travels
• Street art in Turkey
• You know you’ve been in Turkey for a while when…
• 25 things I learnt from living in Turkey
• Reverse Culture Shock
• Two kebabs to go
• 6 habits of a mindful life in Turkey
• 7 things I miss about Turkey

Turkish language

• How to learn the Turkish language (in less than a year)
• Expressing yourself in Turkish: 3 basic sounds
• Is Turkish a hard language to learn? Not necessarily!
• French expressions in the Turkish language
• Word repetitions in the Turkish language
• Here comes the sun: Passion, spring and other Turkish names
• Take your time or the devil will interfere
• Messing it up in Turkish
• Live long and wear it with a smile
• Draw it with your tongue: 6 expressions to state your current mood in Turkish

How about YOU? Can you relate to any of my experiences? Let me know in the comment section.