This was me 101 days ago before I left my exchange. Notice my "I'm scared to death and have no idea what I'm getting into and I'm going to go get on a plane in half an hour and go thousands of miles away from my friends and family and I'm super scared, but also excited at the same time... GAAH!" face:
Alright, and this is me Day 1 of my exchange, when I first arrived in the airport and met my host family:
And this is me today with my host dad at the Rotary meeting. Notice the extra what seems like gazillion pounds (tehehe):
So, in my opinion, I don't think I look much different, but I'm noticing subtle changes in myself. Not anything crazy, but I'm definitely more open minded and more flexible then I was before. I know a bit of Turkish and I'm getting used to Turkish culture. In my 100 days here, I've been to Istanbul and Izmir on multiple occasions, I've visited a ton of ancient sites, including Ephesus and Mother Mary's house, I've seen Capadoccia, rode in a hot air balloon, and met tons of people who have helped me learn more about myself and the world around me. It definitely has not been the easiest 100 days of my life, and I've had some of the hardest, but also some of the best days of my life here. I'm still curious as to what the end product will be, but I guess all I can do about that now is to continue doing what I'm doing, and just kind of hope for the best, and make the best of the 200 some days I have left. :)
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