Merhaba!
So it's my birthday! I will officially turn seventeen years old at 7:34 P.M., 10:34 A.M.Texas time, where I was born. It is my first birthday away from home, and I surprised myself by feeling something I wasn't expecting on this day of all days. One of being home here, in Aydin. My host sister and I go to Izmir every weekend to stay with her grandmother, and this arrangement is, of course, absolutely spectacular. Izmir is big, old, famous, on the sea, and has an unending amount of activities for us to do. It also has eight or nine other AFS exchange students that I am able to hang out with. Nevertheless, as my sister and I were taking a walk around Aydin this afternoon after returning from Izmir, I was struck with a sense of calm, a sense that can only be described by two words: being home. I have been in this new city for two weeks today, and so this feeling of home came with another feeling of great relief at finally finding my home here in Turkey. I still have more adjustments to go through. I still have a few months to go until I am part of this family and city in more than just words and hugs, but this feeling, Inshallah, marks the beginning of a fantastic six months here in my new home. I hope ya'll are having a great weekend too!
Xoxo, Izzy
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