NSLI-Y 2022 Turkey – Week 6

NSLI-Y 2022 Turkey - Week 6 Fond Farewells With the last week of the program upon us, it was clear the students’ minds had already begun to wander back home. In between the classes and last minute gift shopping and the many farewells, you could overhear conversations about what each...

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NSLI-Y 2022 Turkey – Week 5

NSLI-Y 2022 Turkey - Week 5   Week Five: Heating Up, Slowing Down  With only two weeks left before heading home, week five of the program was filled with feelings of both restlessness (“Are we there yet?”) and anxiousness (“I don’t want to go home yet!”). In a short amount of...

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NSLI-Y 2022 Turkey – Week 4

NSLI-Y 2022 Turkey - Week 4 Back in the Groove It was a bit of an adjustment as students returned from their week long break from classes on Monday. More than a few students had grown accustomed to sleeping in, if their drowsy looks were any indicator, but everyone was ready to get back to

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NSLI-Y Turkey 2022 – Week 3

NSLI-Y Turkey 2022 - Week 3   Week 3: Taking a Break As week two came to a close, students were looking forward to celebrating the religious holiday with their families and taking a pause from their classes as things shut down for a few days. As with holidays in the US, Turkish...

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NSLI-Y Turkey 2022 – Week 2

NSLI-Y Turkey 2022 - Week 2 Settling In After a very busy start, our second week here gave us a chance to slow down and settle in. Students had a chance to spend some quality time with their host families over the first weekend in Bursa and catch up on rest. Some students were whisked

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NSLI-Y Turkey 2022 – Week 1

NSLI-Y Turkey 2022 - Week 1 Week One: Introductions From DC to Bursa, the first week of the program was an almost non-stop series of introductions and excitement. Students arrived in DC on June 23 from all across the US to prepare for their 6 weeks in Turkey, and from landing to...

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