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Category: Turkey

A Weekend in Two Continents

A photo essay Celebrated my 21st birthday by traveling for six hours. This is me eating my birthday cake outside the Florence Airport because...
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A Home Here and a Home There

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 My last few days in Istanbul were a mix of last minute to do items, cramming for exams,...
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Delicious Turkish Food

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 I felt that this blog post was necessary since I have neglected to mention one of my most...
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Birthdays, Palaces, and Hilltops

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 It’s hard to believe that my time in Istanbul is almost coming to an end.  This past November,...
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Exploring Turkey

During the Bayram break (Eid), I embarked on a week long journey across Turkey.  The program I attended was specifically for exchange students and...
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Türkiye Çok Güzel

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 Is this school on top of a mountain or something?! That was my first thought as I rode...
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Imagining Istanbul

Hagar Gomaa, Koç University Exchange, Fall 2013 I just completed the last day of my internship after spending the summer as an engineering intern in...
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