NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 6
Bir fincan kahvenin 40 yıl hatırı vardır
Our final week in Turkey went by in a flash. Students were preparing for their culminating project presentations while doing last minute shopping and packing (and still attending classes!) Our farewell dinner on Friday was a nice chance to pause and thank our host families and teachers for all they have done to make this a memorable experience for our students. Without them, this program wouldn’t be possible!
Final goodbyes on Saturday afternoon as we headed back to Istanbul were hard, but there’s a saying in Turkish “Bir fincan kahvenin 40 yıl hatırı vardır”: in one cup of coffee, there are 40 years of memories. Though six weeks may feel like a short amount of time, I hope the hospitality and friendship the students have experienced will stay with them for a lifetime.
Görüsmek üzere, hosça kalın!
Murat Hoca’s class: Anna, Noelle, Riya, Murat Hoca, Aristo, Francesca, Fernanda, Rania.
Barış Hoca’s class: Thomas, Sajid, Barış Hoca, Lauren, Alhena, Nirek, Will, and Jack.
Aristo bonds with his teacher Murat during class.
Will, Jack, and Thomas get creative on the last day of class.
Anna, Alhena, Riya, Noelle, and Rania visit a local school to donate books and supplies as part of a project organized by Riya.
Our last sunset in Bursa.
Below are photos of ACES NSLI-Y students with their host families:
Alhena with her host family.
Anna with her host family.
Aristo with his host family.
Fernanda with her host family.
Francesca with her host family.
Jack with his host family.
Lauren with her host family.
Nirek with his host family.
Noelle with her host family.
Rania with her host family.
Riya with her host family.
Sajid with his host family.
Thomas with his host family.
Will with his host family.