More Istanbul

Private school in Istanbul.


Fatih's warm turkish home group!!


Pinar, Ozkan and me in Tophane!


Yeni Camii

Sevgi

One of my best friends went to El Salvador for a medical trip. This is the article. http://spanishandillinois.blogspot.com/

Tanju takes over the camera

Selvi and me making fun of Can because he doesn't look at the camera!


Leo, Mandy and me! We're all Ambassadorial Scholars and LOVE Rotary!


Best picture Tanju took of Pinar!! She's so cute!

cont.

At the Caddebostan Rotary Club giving then the flag from the Rotary president from RI!!

Playing pingpong at a private high school in Bursa..I won.

Mandy wouldn't stop taking pictures!!!!! haha


Our group at Fatih's warm Turkish home!!!!!!! It was AWESOME!

Spring Break in Istanbul

Fatih and me!!!!!!!


Beautiful Sena...Tanju's new little sister!


Sena and ME!!

Natural Helpers!

Here is a picture of most of the staff and adults!

I went to Natural Helpers with Portage! It rocked, of course! I really needed it, it was great for my soul. It was a safe outlet for my highly pent up emotions!!!

Obviously,

Obviously if you read the prior post, you would have figured out that my grandpa died.  It was really sad, he has been sick for years and even if we were expecting it, it is not easy.  I really miss him and it's sad to think that I don't get to spend more time with him or he won't be able to call me all the nicknames he had for me.  I won't be able to tell him about all my trips and what other parts of the world are like and I won't be able to kiss his bald head anymore.  He always had the same silly jokes that I'll miss hearing.  

I am really blessed, I am 23 years old and he is the first grandparent that I have lost.  They all got to see me grow up.  I knew for a while that he probably wouldn't live until my wedding, but now it's really true that he won't be there and he'll never meet my children.  I will just have to tell them how wonderful he was and how he could make you feel likeyou were the whole world when he smiled at you.  

Grandpa

Melvin Wiese b. 11/6/1925   -   d. 3/6/2009

Melvin Edward Wiese, age 83, of Chesterton, IN passed away on Friday March 6, 2009 at the Waters of Duneland in Chesterton, IN. Melvin was born on November 6, 1925 in Vergas, Minnesota to Herman F. & Ella (Lachowitzer) Wiese. On January 31, 1949 in Sycamore, IL he married Donna Brotcke. Directly after WWII, he was a telegraph operator for the EJ&E railroad. Melvin was the respected owner of Mel’s Floor Service in Hobart, he was a member of St. Patrick Church, the Knights of Colombus and the Hobart V.F.W., he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He is survived by his wife Donna of Chesterton, IN, sons; Mark E. (Terrie) Wiese of Terre Haute, IN & Joel F. (Paula) Wiese of Chesterton, IN, daughters; Rebeca (Randall) Potter of Menomonee Falls, WI & Margaret Wang of Carlisle, MA, 6 grandchildren; Mary (Jim) Post, Mark Jr. Wiese, Jennifer Potter, Andrew Potter, Katherine (Rick) Hurckes & Andrea Wiese, 1 great grandson Michael D. Morgan. Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, brother Vernon Wiese & sister Eleanora Leff. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 1:00pm at St. Patrick Catholic Church 638 N. Calumet Road, Chesterton, IN. A visitation will be held on Monday March 9, 2009 from 3:00 until 8:00pm at the Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home 517 Broadway, Chesterton, IN.

Jim and me in Attica

?

Some things don't make sense until later. I'll be patient. 

Or...

or maybe it's some childish need for attention. 

Love

I feel like I have just been longing for someone to love and someone to love me. It's the most ridiculous search.  Like who can love me enough and in the right way.  As if they all would love me, or be able to see me. It's all absurd, except that I'm lonely and other circumstances don't help the situation or the immidiate desperation of wanting to poor my heart out to someone who will sweep everything away.  

Yael Naim

I heard this song for the first time today, and I love it. 

New Soul lyrics

I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit 'bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake

La, la, la, la (21x)
La, la, la, la (21x)

See I'm a young soul in this very strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit 'bout what is true and fake
But why all this hate? try to communicate
Finding trust and love is not always easy to make

La, la, la, la (21x)
La, la, la, la (21x)

This is a happy end 
Cause you don't understand
Everything you have done
Why's everything so wrong

This is a happy end
Come and give me your hand
I'll take you far away

I'm a new soul
I came to this strange world
Hoping I could learn a bit 'bout how to give and take
But since I came here, felt the joy and the fear
Finding myself making every possible mistake

New soul... (la, la, la, la,...) 
In this very strange world... 
Every possible mistake
Possible mistake
Every possible mistake
Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes...

Rachel

I got to talk to Rachael today....thank goodness...and I am going to call Liz tomorrow.. we haven't talked in a super long time. =(

My Portage boys sucked at basketball too tonight. blah!

Tired

This week has been so exhausting! I really want it to be over soon. 

Martine and Gabe

I drove into the city to see Martine and Gabe today! I love seeing people from Istanbul, it is great memories and it's great to not lose touch with friends.  I miss them already, but it was a great few hours. =) 

A day

Today was wonderful. I went to Torah study, which was really just a discussion about Jewish things and then I had coffee/breakfast with a little Jewish couple and another lady from Temple. It was so nice. =) Then I talked to Katie, from Turkey (or Seattle-ish area, but she's my Turkey Katie) and then tennis with the PHS boys. (I am still undefeated, but hopefully they will get better and I will stop winning.) Then we went to Katie and Rick's and saw Alex and Jackie and their new beautiful downstairs.  It was a good day. =) Busy, but good. 

Oy, things have been exhausting lately. 

http://www.nwi.com/articles/2009/02/10/news/porter/doc5cf5296b160e5d178625755900084a71.txt

In the paper...