NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 6

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...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 5

NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 5 A Taste of Türkiye Turkey is famed for its food, no question, and shared meals are central to Turkish family life. The Turkish kitchen is a rich mixture of cultures and cuisines stretching from the Balkans to Central Asia, and students have had many...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 4

NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 4 Passing the halfway point! The week went by in a summer haze. In spite of the unusually warm weather, we managed to stay busy: On Tuesday, students were able to visit the local archaeology museum with their language partners and explore local artifacts...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 3

NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 3 Setting goals and expanding horizons We’ve reached the half-way point in the program, and with only three weeks left, students were asked to share their goals for the remaining time in Bursa. Some of the responses won’t surprise you: students want to...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 2

NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 2 Getting into the swing of things! While visiting with a host family this week, one host father remarked, ‘At first, I was worried we would run out of things to do to fill six weeks and our host student would be bored, but now, I’m realizing how short...

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NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 1

NSLI-Y 2023 Turkey – Week 1 Haydi Başlıyoruz! It’s hard to believe we’ve been in Türkiye for a week already! Our first couple of days in country went by especially quickly. Orientation in DC helped build up the excitement, and our first day spent touring Istanbul didn’t...

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