Summer in turkish style

August...

The last month of summer brought me several different surprises, life lessons and lots of fun.

Cant stop thinking a lot though. I m becoming the person of thoughts but not actions and I dont like it at all. As I was telling before Turkey spoiled me a lot.

So what changed, what happened and how do I feel. Cant say that everything was perfect all the time, not counting of self lies.

The most important that should be now in my life - my work. I really start to like it a lot. I m still in process of learning and observing, but the work seems what i was looking for exactly. As I told before the company I really like, during these 2 months nothing changed, I still like the atmosphere here, I love ppl here and everything around. This is a place I miss and I really wanna come all the time. What can be better when you love your job. But still looking forward to working more and more.

Thanks to this I went to the country I ve never thought to visit in nearest future - Morocco.

So continue the topic of my new life there are several main parts of it now:

- My house and life inside – well, I m enjoying a lot, having lots of “homeless” interns in the house, partying, cooking and spending really great time with Yota, Dida and Zied. They are so crazily awesome J

- My work – going good, trying to learn more, hope after my first international fair in Morocco it will be faster and busier. I really can do more and want to do more. Enjoying the company and ppl a lot.

- My interest – well, nowadays as during past several months I have 1 big interest, that sometimes makes me feel crazy, sometimes sad, sometimes happy and safe. So different, but making my life full and enjoyable, and definitely being a really amazing support for me. Makes me laugh a lot J

Y Yeap, this everything is really nice, but need something more, I am really looking forward to finishing this summer – difficult, hot, unexpected.. I think I need some hobby – guitar, Spanish, gym…

Or Or maybe our crazy plan with Dida and Yota.. jus for a change J to see what will happen and how will I feel… lets see, holiday time is so close, everything can change again…

Misiion 5. RETURN. Bursa, Turkey, July 2012 

Finally I am back, the real me – strong, confident, positive and unique. No more breakdowns, sufferings and sadness, just moving ahead and enjoyment.

So here it is – 1 months of new life, new challenges and struggle.

4 missions completed – SURVIVING, CREATING CONDITIONS, STABILIZING OF EMOTIONAL STATE, and ADAPTATION.

Lots of things happened during this month.

Accomodation. First 2 weeks I was desperately travelling from one house to another with my backpack while searching for a new perfect house. Cant express how tired I was and miserable. But in the end I moved – moved to a jail. But the worst thing is understanding that you cant change it inside – you can just adapt and accept or just take a risk and go away. So after 2 weeks suffering in a jail, I just escaped from there to the desert coz there was nothing there, except of 4 big rooms and 4 balconies. But it was still better coz it was mine.. nothing similar to a real home but MY home. Most of my friends didn’t understand that.. my decisions, my actions, but how can they do if sometimes even I don’t really understand myself, just live, just experience and experiment.. This is who I am – sometimes extra positive, sometimes complaining a lot, showing my emotions, being strong and crying, fighting and giving up, loving so much and ignoring, being adult and child at the same time… difficult to understand..

The good thing in all this situation was a great person I met and I shared my difficult time with.. It is strange – you meet a person you absolutely don’t know, but after 1 hour you understand that something amazing will connect you in the future – friendship. I was looking for such friend in this country for so long. So now she became my flatmate and good friend. Finishing about accommodation – now we have pretty home, real HOME with everything and everybody we need. Of course some efforts to find furniture, clean and make it cozy, but we are happy now – its our little world. We are 4 there – Yota (super active wonderful greek girl), Dida (lovely, perfect cook and great Tunisian girl) and Zied (little crazy, strong and funny Tunisian guy) and me sharing our new life together.

3 of August 2012

Well, sınce my blog temporarıly ddoesnt post my thoughts, so I ll be writing here and load it later with lots of new information.

When you say yourself - I ll write half of the post today and the other one later – don’t believe it.. I know myself, I can lie very well, but unfortunately only to myself, the others can easily understand it.

So the main thing I was about to write – about feelings ‘ *it, of course I didn’t and during those 2 weeks so many things turned upside down. It strange my mood changes every day, every hour, new crazy, sometimes stupid ideas come to my mind. And actually now everything is mixed in my head – either because I almost didn’t sleep last night or because of the mixed feelings, god knows..

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The first week after my Ukrainian trip was really weird and difficult. It seemed that it was my first week in Turkey or even just first week abroad. It influenced my behaviour, my mood, my perception of reality and everything that is going on around.

Of course its impossible to travel and to open my "new page" without adventures. I think I am really too self-confident, and sometimes i m suffereing from it. But still I think its better then underestimating myself as it was before.

So starting from the longest Istanbul-Bursa trip and finishing with backpack travelling around Bursa searching for place to sleep passed my first "working' week in Bursa. Only thanks to people who were around, friends who were sending welcoming messages and were really happy that I came back, I could manage to stay cool and calm during this time.

About my new company... well I havent undertood much yet, but ppl around seem very nice and kind, so it can be something. I am sure that I will learn the details fast and will start bringing the results. For now i ve started to work in textile company in export department, so will be selling curtain fabrics... lets see

So Mission 1. SURVIVING. Bursa. Turkey. June 2012

So me full of dreams and hopes in green city on the west of Turkey - Bursa.

Resources - little money, so desirable visa, confidence and the most important job.

Challenges - little money and no place to live.

Goal for the first month - to survive and to adapt to new conditions.

New page!!! New dreams!! New challenges!!!

Its been a long long time since my last post. There were lots of issues to deal with and lots of problems to solve, so I didnt have any desire and time to share my feelings etc. It was really hard time, but so is now.
Shortly, my internship finished, finally i ve got a job, had amazing holiday in Ukraine, met old friends, rememberd old times and full of hopes and dreams came back to Bursa...

Struggle continues, or courageous and tender April

So here we are. 7th "surviving" month in Turkey.
Difficult to describe it, coz it was full of extremely opposite feelings and emotions - from totally happy to totally miserable. I have to admit that beginning of April became one of the most challenging moments in Turkey - no job, no house, no money and you are in a foreign country. It's tought me a lot...But luckily this state contiued only 1 day, so i felt it and moved on.
I donno how to describe this month clearly coz  my whole situation is totally not clear and the main thing that everything in my head turned upside down. I lost the sense, I lost my goal, I lost my dream...
Maybe I have to take a break and start to analyse and to medidate I donno, but I have to find it again, I have to know what I am striving for, what I am fighting for..
Except of this fact my behavior is also changing, I m changing and sometimes I surprise myself.
But except of those undescribable feelings I have something really wonderful to remember about this month. I am growing up (and not only about my age, I am 24 this month=), but also about my decisions in relationship with people. Finally I am overcoming the fear of opening myself to a person, I feel myself so different and I feel trust and hope. I stoped thinking "What if not". I started to think "What if YES" and just living this. It helps to be strong in the moments you are really wanna give up.
About the events this month:
- new home, new area, new flatmate - i m not enjoying the area, but I like my new flat and flatemate
- lots of new appointments and people
- my favourire thing - riding a bicycle and having fun in the zoo :)
- my wonderful birthday with awesome people
- seaside peace in Mudanya
- Istanbul adventures

And of course the lessons of this month
- open your heart to the world and to the people
- forget all the reasons why it wont work and belive only one why it will
- never give up, life is just testing you, choosing a right way
- appreciate and be thankful for everything people do for you
- everybody needs care
- choose your friends around very carefully, trust people but dont let them hurt you.

That was April, my favourite month and small anniversary. With love and hope in my heart I m moving to May...

Bright moments, new feelings and huge challenges of March...

Spring always brings us so different emotions and feelings. I guess many people had this spring-coming depression. So do I. Mainly because of the uncertainty, hanging in the air staying in Turkey and some other things that made me feel uncomfortable and sad.
So my sixth month of staying in Turkey.. It was difficult, really dfficult, mainly because I was trying to find all possible and impossible ways to stay. I cant even remember the events that happened to me in the beginning of the month, so no need to push my brain too much, its a bit tired already. Actualy as always the brightest part of the month was people that made me happy with their presence in my life. I donno how far my life will turn next month, what will happen and where will it take me, but just now I want to leave a mark about these people here as it is very difficult for me to express my feelings in real.
Gulay - I am very sad that I had to leave you. I havent met such an amazing person as you before, you became my sister and you always will be for me. Thank you so much for your constant care, your concern and crazy ideas. I miss you already and you have a special place in my heart. Remember, if someday you need smth, you can just call me or e-mail wherever I am. You deserve the best man in the world and the happiest life.
Ozcan - I am very happy to meet you. You are the person who makes me smile and laugh and that is the most important thing for me. Thank you for your support and care and those crazy, funny and wonderful moments. I guess it would be unbearable to stand those difficult times without you. I know that all the time you help me, but I will be very happy if I can pay you back for this one day. Sorry that sometimes I cant express it to you, but I am happy to have you in my life.
Adnane - just extremely wonderful person and amazing friend. Thank you, my dear, for your support, for your advice, for your share. I am happy to know that I can rely on you, even when I dont have place to sleep or anything else, you help me. Everytime when you need I am your friend and can support. I appreciate that you listen to me and we can speak about everything. You will reach your success and will be extremely happy. I am sure.
Fati, Sorokina i Vika - sorry for writing about you all at once, but I guess you know everything even without it. Just wanted to mention you because you ve made my March in Turkey the best time. I was so extremely happy to see you here and to host you. Fati and Sorokina - we had a really best EB team, I love you so much and our friendship is the best result of our work together. Vika - our lovely child, you grew up and I am very happy that we ve become friends. I love you girls and miss you already. I am sure we will meet soon again - Turkey, Ukraine or wherever, its not important.
Dani - we havent met for almost 3 years already, but you should know that I love you very much. You are the best friend in the world. Thank you so much for your care, for your words, for just being the closest person even being thousands kilometres away. When I feel sad and depressed you are always with me. I want you to know, that whatever happens, whenever we meet again, I am your best friend and will do everything for you. I pray for your dream to fulfill asap. And I am sure very soon you will enjoy the beauty of Europe. Maybe see you around there...
Selcuk - my hard-working student. Thank you so much for nice coffee talks and your constant coming to my lessons. You are great person, very kind and funny. Keep learning English and striving for your goals. I am sure very soon you will meet a girl of your dreams, just stay the way you are.
Ozzy - zayka :) Now I understand why guys in Odessa love you so much. You are wonderful friend. I enjoyed learning turkish swear words (very creative) and your russian is just so positive and perfect. Thank you for your help and making me comfortable here. I enjoy our funny meetings. I am sure you will get the job that you deserve, just a little bit of patience and persistance. You are professional and you can do it.
Irem and Seynur - I realy wanted to write about you here. I enjoy our lessons and happy to have such "work" friends :) I appreaciate a lot that you are so open and honest with me. And with you I dont feel that I m in different country. Thank you for your care, interest and just funny time together. I hope we will keep in touch even when I leave Presmetal.
Laura - we had a really productive and efficient time here :) I am very glad that I know you and we spent these 6 months together. I know that you are leaving soon, and I wanted to say you thank you for sharing some really boring moments, sometimes busy, sometimes even funny. And thank you for supporting and beaing a perfect colleague. I wish health and happiness to you and your baby :)
Alper - I really enjoyed your stories and park times. Thank you for funny moments and practising turkish with me. You are nice friend and amazing person. I wish you a perfect time in England. I hope this trip will bring you what you expect and make you happy. Be careful and have fun there.

And of course one of the main person whom I havent mentioned yet. The person I love so much, the person I miss so badly. The closest person in the world and my pride - my brother Ismet. I am so proud that you got this position and I am sure that you will be the best Vice-president, I hope you will be better than me. Just keep going your way, strive for your goals and know that I will do everything to help you in this. I promise we will deal with everything and we will make our parents happy. Love you!

There are also many other people I want to mention, but I guess it will be different post. Sorry if this one is a bit sad, but just the end of March was somehow like this.
Even when I feel so depressed, positiveness will always live inside of me and I am sure that everything will be fine eventually. I believe that only WONDERFUL things can happen with good people.
Lets see what April will bring us.. my favourite month in a year.

So variable February

February is a months of new adventures, life lessons, positive and sad moments and of course weather changing.
About the weather - we still hoped spring to come earlier, but this winter is just playing with us. Jumps from +20 to - 1 are just too much. And I dont want to tell that but I realy hate that Bursa Gas office :)
Anyway, this months was quite hard for me in terms of thinking too much, dcision making and planning. My internship is coming to the end and it means that I have to find some other job to stay. I found some variants in Ukraine but I am happy here right now, it s not the time to be back yet. So mainly I ve sent like hundreds e-mails to different companies, had interviews and going to have more this week. Lets see what the results will be.
About new adventures and positive moments - month started with visiting beautiful Mudanya. As weather has become better I took my friend and we went to nice small city 30 minutes from Bursa. It was a good decision, coz seaside is just amazing.

All people thought like us, so there were lots of different age people. But I liked to observe that.

You know that I have a special To do list in Turkey, so this months I ve done few things from it also. The first one is one of themost important. Visiting rock-concert in Turkey.

My favourite band is DUMAN, so when Katya told me that they will play in Istanbul, I ran and bought tickets.
So I ve celebrated my 5 months in Turkey in Istanbul. So again there were lots of different adventures - i got lost somewhere in Istanbul, but that helped me to learn how to use angry jeton machines and find a proper metro, to learn who are cherkez people and to talk to some strangers with strange stories, and just to enjoy Taksim. It was good time. But the concert was something unbelievable. Firstly, it was extremely crouded, so I was all the time afraid to be lost and tried to keep eye on my friend all the time. Secondly, there were lots of really young people, I mean not like me but like high school students. Anyway, Duman was just gorgeous, I liked that concert a lot, I even sang some of their songs as I ve lernt them by heart =)
I also ve had some sad experience, but its more about learning from it I guess, and really I dont regret about what happened, i believe that everything that is happening is for a reason. And if I acted like this so it was good for me and for everybody. So learn on your own mistakes.

The other 2 things from to do list are playing billiards and driving a car. And thanks to my friend I realized that. Billiards ofcourse was exciting and even if you are not excepting it last time I ve won, but driving a car was something so great. It was one of the most desirable thing for me. Last time I did it 10 years ago when my father tried to teach me. I was not bad I belive and it made me so happy.

I ve met some wonderful people this month and this is one of the most important thing I guess. I visited museum, enjoyed travelling around Bursa and turning back to childhood going crazy in the park, saw some nice mosques and just really enjoyed my time.



So that was my February in Bursa, 5th month of my AIESEC internship :)

Fears and opportunities

Today I had a weird dream, as I thought first, but then I started to think and analyse. Actually I am not a person who believes in symbolic dreams and this kind of stuff, but probably right now I need some extra motivation and encouragement, so I decided to remember the details.

So mainly the dream was quite short, at least what I remembered.

We were near the seaside with one of my friends. We were near the Meditterenian Sea, so that means that we are in Turkey, coz I m not planning to go to other country near the Medetterenian. Sea was sooo clean and transparent, but at the same time sooo deep. I imagine it as my life in TR - it is so happy and exciting, but at the same time I dont know what to ecpect further in its depth. I remember my thoughts - I wanted to dive, but I was afraid that I cant swim. actually I can swim a bit but cant go deep because of my fear and I didnt practise a lot actually in swimming. So the same is now with me - I want to change and to dive into real turkish life, but I am afraid that I dont have enough experience in this or that sphere or I wont be able to do it wothout anyone's help. I am very confident and persistent, but sometimes I can lose my faith.

Anyway in my dream I did it - firstly I was afraid a bit, but then I was swimming freely in the sea and felt so big relief and happiness. So I really hope that I will do that and succeed.

So lets dive!

Snowy and cold January in Bursa

If to follow my plan I had to visit one city in one month, so I was plannig to visit Ankara, but the weather didnt like my plan that much, so I had to stay in Bursa at least untill it wont get warm.
So I ll just tell a bit about my life since I came back to Turkey and how Bursa is surviving cold winter.
As I still wanted to see snow in winter (but not now, i saw enough snow for this winter, actually its enough for 2 winters ahead) and hadnt visited Uludag, I agreed when Elmaz offered me to join their Uludag trip (yeah, she was here for New Year, so we decided to catch up when I m back to Bursa). It was nice to spend time with her, but again I cant live without adventures.

A little bit about weather here. Turkey is not used to a cold winters, usually the lowest temperature here is around +2 - +3 degrees in Bursa, but this winter is severe. So people are just not ready for it. So here is the result :
1. Gas - Turkey ran out of natural gas resources, actually not ran out but they overused the limit, and if to count that the gas is imported it is very expensive. So government even made some companies to use different fuel, oil or electricity.
2. Houses - I guess they were built only for nice weather, because the walls are so thin and it is so cold inside. You cant imagine, it is a torture to use a bathroom, because it is the coldest room in the house without heating at all. So its funny when you are taking a shower with very hot stream but your nose is still icy.
3. Cars and traffic - as winter is always short here, people just dont bother themselves with winter tires. And thats the worst thing and cause of all accidents.
So coutinue the story with Uludag, we were in the car Of course without winter tires!!! At fisrt it was ok, but when we were going up, the road just became slippery aтd the car simply slided down and bumped the other car that was also stucked there. It wasnt very big accident and it wasnt very scary ( in fact it should be because down is just a cliff) but anyway its one of the example of peoples carelessness that can couse a really bad outcome.
So we waited for 1 hour while some workers brought us chains for car and then went home. That was the adventure.

January for me here is a meeting of Simferopol people in Bursa, because later Valya, who is now on internship in Izmir, visited me. Though the weather wasnt that perfect but weekend was quite nice. We had a tour around the city center, I had my first fish in Turkey (and I really liked it), we ate strawberries, visited a 700 years old tree Cinar that is on the way to Uludag, played bowling and had fun. That was great time with you, Valya :)

Yes, I forgot to tell a bit about my house and about my new flatmates.
On 16th of January we had a celebration as it was my 4 months in Turkey holiday :)


It was quite cute and nice, I prepared some cocktails, we talked a lot and played and had a nice girls night :)

So about my flatmates -

Gülay - wonderful person in everything. She was so kind to me from the beginning, helping and supporting. She is 29 and for 8 years lived in Switzeland, so she can understand me quite well - how i feel broad and what do i need. She speaks exellent German (unfortunately not me) and good English, so we dot have any problems in communication. We have lots of things to talk about and I love to spend time with her.

Nilay - her younger sister. She is also 23, but behaves a bit childish some times. Anyway I love her too, even if to take into consideration fact that she doesnt know English :) At fisrt it was impossible to communicate with her, but now as I know the basics of Turkish, we found the common language and even go out together sometimes.

I am enjoying my new home and new friends, so I can say that the start of 2012 was awesome :) I still have 1, 5 month of my internship. Lets see what will be later :P

Back to the country of constant discoveries

Evening, 5th of January. Me. Sitting in the train and trying to memorise events and feelings of being at home.
6 am 6th of January. Donetsk. Donets was quite dull and grey ad sooo cold. I was shocked to see a destroyed train station, I guess they are rebuildig it for Euro 2012, but anyway it looked scary.
I had a description of how to get to the airport from Train station, but that wasnt that pleasant - trolley, then walking, then bus, then again long long way of walking. I had 6 hours till airport so decided not to take a taxi and just enjoy Donetks. Unfortunately it wasnt so enjoyable.
Anyway 8 am. Finally airport and more then 5 hours till my flight. No internet, cold and boring. I donno how I survived those 5 hours, but the main concern was ahead. I still didnt know if its for sure that I wont have problems with entering the country, all those visa stuff is just freaking me out. But luckily everything was very good. So with lots of bottles of alcohol that I bought in DutyFree for my friends and extremely heavy luggage I landed in Istanbul. Luckily the weather was quite nice.
So 5 pm, 6th of January I am finally at Taksim in Istanbul with extremely heavy and broken luggage but happy to be back. That day was full of adventures also. I met Katya who is also on her itership in Istanbul right now. We had nice chat in interns house and absolutely crazy night with tekila, parties and cucumbers :)
Next day sitting in the kitchen and having lunch we were trying to collect all events and stuff that we did in Istiklal last night!! That was crazy but funny.
Sunday, 7th of January. I was invited by a girl whom I met on ATEMCO, Burcu, to stay at her home and meet her family. Though I was extremely tired and sleepy, I decided to go. This time I just couldnt carry my suitcase any more, so took an extremely expensive taxi. Evening was very good. Her house is so cozy and cute - good diner, nice talks, tiring but nice night out with her sister and mom - girls night in Galata Bridge with live music. I enjoyed my day with her a lot :) Thank you, my dear Burcu for awesome time in Istanbul :)


Finally next day my trip to lovely and homey Bursa. Usually travelling by bus takes aroud 4 hours and 1 more hour within the city, but by ferry it takes me 2 hours and 15 minutes in the city. So of course I ve chose to go by ferry. But as you know how lucky I am, they just caceled ferries due to the weather conditions, so again with extremely heavy luggage Elzara is going to the main bus station. 1 hour and I am in the bus, 4 hours and I am in Bursa and 1 more hour and I am FINALLY at home.
New Year adventures have finished...

Ukrainian New Year

The week in Ukraine was so fast ad so long at the same time. I felt good, strange and happy at the same time.
New Year Eve for sure was at home with my family. The rest of the week was just visiting gradparents, reatives and friends, hosting guests, talking to my family and watching TV and then again buying presents, fast packing and the way back to Turkey (about those adventures later).
On 1st of January 2012 I decided to make a surprise for my friends as still nobody except of my family knew that I am in UA. So it was quite funny. Early in the morning I went to Simferopol to visit my beloved AIESEC Simferopol and to congratulate them with New successful year.
Yes, definitely NOBODY expected to see me i Simfer early in the morning on 1st of January :) But it was so good to see them all, to talk, to share drinks :) I missed that home parties with huge amount of coctails made by Markusha :) It was really good. Then walking around the city, remembering time, meeting my friends, talking a lot of course.
It was good day in Simfer.
So mainly the week was fast because of all those events and people, but to be honest in the end I started to miss Turkey...
I am sure it was the best decision to visit my country - for me (i recovered from homesickness of course), for my family who missed me a lot and I hope for my friends also.
So that was the adventure I came to New 2012 year with. (P.S. Reminds me last crazy New Year with Kuzmenko in Dnepropetrovk, that was the surprise also, so maybe I have to make a tradition with New Year surprises... we ll see :)
And here are just several pictures that remind me about my trip -

New Year adventures, or how 2012 's started for me

As we all know while being abroad you have different stages of you new life.


So my honeymoon in Turkey passed successfully, I ve experienced lots of new things and became happier every day. But as you know honemoon period is not eternal, so after it you start to feel a biiiit worse and depressed and crisis phase comes. Usually after 3 months.
So December. 3 months in Turkey. Crises started. Usually in my life I prefer always to remain positive and optimistic, but this time was quite difficult. You know time when you start to miss your past life, to miss some simple small things from your country, your family of course and friends and... food, oh god! How I missed normal my mom's made food!!! I can cook, I do cook here, but its different you know. So that was the only thought for days. Especialy it was difficult because New Year time was coming and the weather here in Bursa I can say wasnt really New Year mood weather,so it was even worse. I know myself quite well, so after 1 or 2 week I would calm down and the crises period would soon or later finish, but I also know myself that I am not adjusting to reality but always do some unexpected and crazy things trying to change the situation that I dont like :)

So 26 of December 2011, one week till New Year. Adventures started.
I was thinking about going home to Ukraine, but I was not sure about visa stuff and money of course, I dont get that big salary here to afford travelings to UA and back, BUT... one evening changed everything. So as I had a permission from the company to have a week off, I thought - come on, the main thing that is important in this life is people (your family, your friends) - so what will I do with my December salary? Yes, I could buy something or go to Istanbul for New Year or something else, or I can make happy myself and people I love just making a New Year surprise and come home. That was a good decision.
So 27 of December, 5 days till New Year. I got plane tickets. So the rest 2 days were just fast packing, buying presents and arranging stuff here before leaving.
29 of December, 3 days till New Year. I was in Istanbul. I was so afraid to miss my plane, so I just came one day earlier to Ist to be sure, Luckily I had a place to stay and spent wonderful time there.
30 of December, 2 days till New Year. I was sitting in Ataturk airport and visualizing my meeting with the family and friends. Oh, I forgot to tell..it was secret. Only my brother knew that I was coming, NOBODY else, so it was quite unexpected surprise. Yeah, I can do that :)
30 of December, evening, I was so excited and nervous landing to Simferopol airport. To be honest I expected lots of snow, but anyway it was good feeling untill I came into Simfer airport. Yeah, after Istanbul it was a little bit different :) I was absolutely dissatisfied with Turkish airlines, they are so much more expensive but really worse than Pegasus - late for 2 hours, broken suitcase and bad service. But anyway it were just small not important things. The most important was to see my brother meeting me in airport with smile and hugs :)

I talked a lot, I told him about my life, about Turkey and everything. I felt a little bit strange in the beginning, using our marshrutka and seeing so usual people, but I got used to it very fast. (probably because I knew that I ll come back to Turkey as I had return ticket on 6 th of January).

So that was it, my city, my home and my old life.
As I told before I didnt tell my parents that I was coming home. So you had to see their faces when they saw me. My Dad was shocked and so happy,my Mom couldnt talk for 5 minutes, but I fullfilled her wish - all family at home at New Year Eve.
So it was very nice family dinner with so desired home made food and Ukrainian TV.
I was at home and I was happy....