Going to Turkey- student from Beloit College

<p>Bence de inglizce, turkce, ve arapca bilmek cok onemli bisey uluslararasi iliskilerde. Ben de lise sondayim. Hangi universitilere tercih ediyorsun? Affedersin ama ne Fransizca hakkinda soruyorsun? Neden gitmedim Avrupa'ya Fransizca ogrenmekten sonra soruyor musun? Bence Arapca, suanda, bizim dunyada, en onemli dili. O yuzden Misir'a gitmem lazim ya da baska bi Arap ulkesine.</p>

<p>Thanks a bunch! I was supposed to go to Turkey a week early to see one of my friends by their request. Plans did not work out and now I am stuck going to Turkey a week early by myself. I have thought about a few different options for what to do for that week I will have to spend alone, such as stay in a hostel or at the dorm if there are students present and that's allowed. Besides being extremely frustrated about the situation I am also a little nervous about the prospect of being in another country by myself for a week before the study abroad program starts. Do you have any suggestions or do's and don’ts about being there? Do you think it will be a good idea to go alone? My so called friend has left me in a hard spot. He has also offered to house me in a hotel in Istanbul during the days I will be there.</p>

<p>Tehlikeli Ask: Sunun icin sordum. Fransizca bilmek de uluslar arasi iliskilerde onemli. Ama dedigin gibi, arapca simdi onemli. guzel dusunmussun. </p>

<p>lollypop39: Need not worry. I can understand your frustration, as I would probably feel the same way if I was going to a foreign country by myself. But, a city like Istanbul is VERY used to seeing foreigners, so you are dealing with experienced representatives, so to speak. Plus, Turks are known to be very warm and sympathetic, so don't worry. I would say DO enjoy the food, as Istanbul is (officially by the NY Times) the best place to eat. DON'T stress out.</p>

<p>Hey! I stumbled upon this thread by chanse while doing a search on google, I'd just like to say that I'am going to study at the departement of political science at marmara this coming term aswell! Feel free to add me on facebook or mail me if you feel like a chat. the email I'am registred under on facebook is bigmac<em>o</em><a href="mailto:co@hotmail.com">co@hotmail.com</a> but if you dont have it you can just send me a mail or add me on msn or such!</p>

<p>/Benjamin Petersen</p>

<p>am new here and just want to say hi.</p>

<p>I had a wonderful time and ronben and I did end up meeting in Istanbul after a week of being there!</p>

<p>My DD is heading to Bogazici (Bospherus U?) for a year. Do you know anything about Bogazici?</p>

<p>Bogazici has the best campus in Istanbul. amazing view of the bosphorus, lots of green space, very liberal environment and academically one of the best student groups from Turkey (most of the programs in Bogazici are among the most selective in Turkey).
What will your daughter be studying?</p>