Selam!
School was very relaxed today. I only had 3 classes because neither my Edebiyat (Literature) nor my Tarih (History) teachers were in school. Tarih was my last class of the day, so I was finished at 11:15. I love Wednesdays.

I also met a bunch of new people today. I started out talking to four people, and then the group grew, and I ended up meeting at least 10 people. News travels very quickly around my school, and it seems as though everyone has figured out that I am "the American", so after every class, I have people outside wanting to meet me. I feel very loved.

Yesterday, I went back to the 12th grade class. They had English and I had Dil ve Anlatım (Language and Expression, which is yet another class that I don't understand), so I joined their class instead. The students took turns reading out loud and they asked me to read. Afterwards, they said that listening to me was like watching the BBC World News.

My family gave me Aslı's old phone (which she can't use because she is in America), so now I have joined the ranks of millions of people by owning a cell phone. Wow, it feels strange to say that.

Well, I must be off, I need to finish getting ready for my trip to Cappadocia. I won't be back until Sunday, so have a good weekend and I will see you all next week.