Yesterday was 24 Kasım (November 24) which is Öğretmenler Günü (Teachers' Day) all over Türkiye. Schools across the country recognized and thanked our teachers for being the wonderful people that they are. We had a short ceremony during which we sang the İstiklâl Marşı (I am going to have that song memorized by the end of the year) and a few students gave speeches.

This morning, my friend Hande had a volleyball match, so I went to see that. Hande's team won 3 to 0. I also saw my friends Mercan, Merve, Sabire, and Seda there, which was nice surprise. When I got home, Semra told me that she was going to visit some friends and she invited me along. We went to her friend Seniha's house, and I met their friends İknur, Asuhan, Nebahat, another Asuhan, and Perrihan. Iram's mother Nilgün and her aunt Servet were also there, and when they heard that I was there, they told Iram to come as well.
These women get together once or twice every month and have been doing so for the past 18 years. Iram, Can, and Aslı grew up with the children of the other women. Everyone was very nice and it was fun to spend my afternoon with them.