 Merhaba! Hello! Hallo! Bonjour! Hoi!
Finally I had a wonderful opportunity to see overseas.
Which means a lot in my short life so far. I’m having so much fun since two
months here. Enjoying the place that you are in, the atmosphere that you are
breathing. I am in totally different place now, which people drinking with
gallons not liters J Wow. I really enjoy my
life here with my parents and friends. Unfortunately I don’t have any
exchange students near me, but of course little Deniz managed to find cool
friends already! I always lived in big cities, so I wanted to have a get
away into the small place. I have founded my place! Tallahassee is not too
small and not too much crowded. I love this quiet city (sometimes too quiet
though J) . In that small amount of time I
have made good memories already, I will share those precious moments with
you right now!
It's sometimes hard actually, when your beloved family and
your friends are 9,000 miles far away. But it is necessary to learn how to
survive away from them, and having the real life experience. You are
learning not to use all your money to buy Ipod and spending entire month
with 20 dollar J. A year with full of
experiences. I feel my self really lucky to have wonderful parents and good
friends. I could end up in a village in nowhere :D.
So story time :
06/August/2008
Little (actually he is a big guy! ) exchanger Deniz (me),
opened his eyes in Tallahassee airport as the plane landed in his new home.
He kept on walking and seeking his luggage with his last amount of energy
after 22 hours of flights! So he kept on walking and carrying 30 kg stuff
with him. And thousands of questions are bothering his head. Then suddenly
he stops and meets 12 Rotarians who are wearing white t-shirts with Rotary
logos, American and Turkish flags on them. And all screaming as "Denizz!!"..
So the very first time the little exchanger started to know that he is in
right hands. His energy filled up and he started laughing with them…
And as the time he steps outside, he was barely breathing
because of the hot weather at 10 o’clock in the night…..
I met with other exchangers and Rotex. And lots of new
Rotarians. And I really enjoy to spent time with them
J
So there is the dark side of the American dream….
Þ FAST FOOD! Ah yeah man.. Aren’t they delicious? Aren’t they BIG?
Yeah my little friend they are great but they also gives cute smooches to
your belly! You can’t believe how fast you put on weight! Ah horrible…After
saw the hamburgers here.. I felt like waking up in the matrix world. No I
never ate a real fast food before! Guys have you ever seen a pizza slice,
bigger than your head?
I was lucky to meet with Football here! Otherwise I
couldn’t be in such a good shape! (people says I’m a little ham
J ) American football was my dream sport all
the time! Now I’m playing it almost everyday. J
Thanks to my father I have tickets to FSU games in Tally. I enjoy my time
here.
Yet living as a exchanger life is not always easy as it
seems. Sometimes you miss your old routine. And it can be hard to get in a
new shape against new rules. Its not easy my friend but as I say it's
wonderful so don’t mind missing all good days, enjoy the new opportunities
J That’s what I do !
I want to thank my Mother Sevinc Yilmaz for all her
unbelievable efforts to get me here! And rest of my family to support me
Nihat and Cansu Yilmaz and of course Hannah Saucier (my host sister)
J ..
Special thanks to Larry , Deb and Michelle Di Pietro. To
supporting me with full power. My lovely family.
I’m so sorry to keep you waiting for my journal!
L
Inanc, gormedigimize inanmaktir.Bunun armaganida
inandigimizi gormektir… St. Augustine
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Berk Deniz Yilmaz
