Ephesus!!  

 

Hey all! Sorry I haven't been posting recently!! My weekends are filled with trips and I sometimes forget too. (oops)

Anyway, I think I got a 'once in a lifetime' experiance this past Saturday. Wait for it......

 

I got to go to Ephesus and hear the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra!!! That makes my first trip to Ephesus and my first time at a concert. They were so amazing and I know why people go to concerts. The music is flawless and beautiful, but watching the members of the orchestra play is also fastinating! They move in such a way to the music they're playing and I found myself watching sections of the orchestra and moving with them. It's such a (forgive the pun) moving experiance and I think everyone needs to go to an orchestral concert!

On Monday, I also had the chance to attend a piano concert that Rotary gave. The lady who played was from one of the smaller countries near Russia. She also had two of her students play during the concert. I have to say it was good, but not spectacular. She play very well, but her pieces were not very long, and I couldn't understand what she was saying in between songs.

My language is coming. I understand more words now and when my teachers race along in Turkish, I can catch a word here and an word there. It's a long working process though. People ask me how it's coming and I say that I'm working on Turkish and they tell me not to worry because Turkish is very hard. I did learn to say 'I'm an exchange student' so I can get the free pass into lunch each day. =D

More later (I promise!)

Monica