As midnight hit in Istanbul I was in cloud ten. I couldn’t believe that I was where I was. Staring at this beautiful bridge that crosses the Bosphorus, lit up in purple, green and red. Surrounded on all sides by fireworks laughing and smiling. It was one of these sites that I could never forget and I hope that I never do. The next morning Nancy and I went looking for breakfast. For some reason we were convinced that nothing would be open on New Years Day, and so 
we didn’t expect much. We found this random stand open, and were asking for juice. The guy’s father lead us to this really interesting restaurant that felt very bohemian. The sort of place that you would have imagined hippies at. The bathroom was funny as hell, you had to crawl through a window to get into the bathroom. Seriously. We then 
went to this museum about Arabic art, and then went on the bridge that crossed the Bosphorus. We had lunch in this fancy seafood restaurant. I don’t know if I will be able to have seafood anywhere else after having seafood in Turkey. I was starting to feel really sick at this point, so I ended up going to bed early.
The next morning I had to leave 
early for my bus. It left at 8 am. Nothing unusual on my trip home. I made it back to Isperih at about 7pm. The next morning my water heater was fixed.
I honestly feel this trip was life changing. For the first time I was able to go somewhere and feel completely content of where I was and what I did. I was really just happy about where I was. I am so grateful that I am in the Peace Corps and that I am able to see places like Istanbul and to travel. I am also glad to know that I have a job to come back to, crazy kids who I know are happy to see me when I return.
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