My trip to Turkey

MY TRIP TO TURKEY

Last 4th October I went to Turkey with my school’s Comenius Program. We got there at night and our correspondents were already waiting for us at the bus station. My host family received me lovingly and took me to their house by car. The house was very beautiful, the floor was made of wood and on it there were many carpets, and you could see the beach from the balcony were we ate. Every night we had milk and home made cake before going to sleep.

The second day we were there we went hiking in the forest. It was very cold at first and we were happy with the smallest ray of sun. I went with Ilayda, Irem and their friends Kaya, Emre, Ataberk, Atakan... We ate at a clearing and walked very much. Then we got to an old town were we stopped to rest, and after that went to the beach. At the beach there were couches were we could sit, and we had fun throwing pebbles to the water and writing on the sand.
That night, at home, Ilayda's mom gave me a pair of slippers and a very beautiful nazar bracelet.

The third day we went to Istanbul. We were a bit bored when the guide told us too many things, but everything was beautiful. We visited some palaces, Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. There were a lot of stands in the streets. They sold sweets, baked corn, grenade juice, scarves, umbrellas, nazars, postal cards… At home, that night, came a girl called Ilyada with her parents and we took a lot of photos.

The forth day we went to Yalova. To get there took many hours. We crossed Bosphorus Bridge and got to Asia, and then took a ferry to the south. When we got there we went to the thermal pools where they gave us lunch. Later, we went swimming. But we couldn’t swim much, because we had o go to the arboretum. There were many trees and it was all very beautiful.
When I got home, my Turkish family gave me a very beautiful, emotive present that made me want to cry, but I didn’t.
That night I ate a typical, nice food called Mantı, which had yogurt and a red sauce.

The fifth day it was the best day and, at the same time the saddest.
I went to Ilayda’ school with her for about two hours and a half, and then visited the hall town. After that, we went shopping to Tekira, the mall, where we bought my family presents and watch a short movie in 6D. (A movie in 3D, but the chair where you are seated moves, too, and there are special effects) That day was the happiest for me, because I spoke more and I was already used to be in Turkey, with my Turkish family, that loved me very much, and I was having so much fun.

But that night I had to leave. That was very very sad, Ilayda was very tired, but she didn’t want to fall asleep, because she wanted to stay with me as long as possible, and I didn’t want to remember I was leaving that night, because then I would cry, and I wanted to seem happy when I left, so the family wasn’t sad. They gave me a lot of nice presents and they told me that if I ever visited Turkey again, I would be welcome in their house, that I was their third daughter. I love them very much.

María Segura Téllez