Today was a faırly uneventful day. I
woke up at the right time, had my stuff together, and left home,
expecting my first day of classes at Tömer.
Before classes could start, I had to take a
placement test, and suffice to say it was an interesting test. It
opened with a 100 question multiple choice section. After you got to
a point when you didn't understand anymore, you were supposed to
stop. I did some, but sometimes I found it a little difficult to
understand what the questions were asking for. After that, it was
time for a break at the rooftop cafetria. Then the writing section,
and another lengthy break. Then the speaking section, and since the
breaks were so long, that was it. I read a newspaper article on
hydrofracking, went to the grocery store with my host mom, went on a
walk, and later went to the mall to buy a new camera. (This is where
the title of this post comes in. It's a polite/common thing to say to
someone who has bought something new.) I also watched some Turkish
television. I had trouble deciding between some comedy that looked
like the most obnocious thing ever, and a cooking show, but the
cooking show was boring and the comedy ended, so I somehow ended up
unable to watch anything too interesting.
And now, a further
word on the protests. The protests in Ankara are in Kızılay,
which is right where I have class, but I
get out of class wayy before the protests start, so that isn't a
problem. I will be avoiding the protests for obvious political and
safety reasons. News coverage of the protests is very interesting.
International stations show the police blasting people with water
cannons in Taksim Square, while Turkish news stations all show an
extremely zoomed out picture and then cut to Tayyip giving a speech.
Hmmmmm....
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