My Turkey

I spent two wonderful weeks in Turkey in August. Wanna read more about it? Here we go:-) I have a crazy Mystery Friend - originally Slovak, currently in Pakistan. The only chance to meet him within a year was to go to Turkey where IC (AIESEC International Congress) was organized this year (you probably have heard about Mohammad and a mountain, haven´t you?:)

I must say I was very lucky. I applied for facilitating at You Can (another AIESEC conference) in Turkey to get to Turkey to see my Mystery Friend and was selected. In the same time I got an offer for accommodation in Istanbul from my Turkish friend Burak who I met in ITC. My Mystery Friend got visa at the very last moment so he could come to see me. And this was only a beginning of amazing days which were about to come.

First day me and my Mystery Friend decided to discover Istanbul ourselves. We spent a very nice time walking by Istanbul streets, admiring mosques, having a rest in parks, enjoying tea and fresh squeezed juice, discovering Grand Bazaar, having Turkish food and simply enjoying moments of a beautiful day.

In the evening we met our host Akin, one of the most hospitable and helpfull persons I have ever met. We have not meet ever before and he was so nice to take us to his flat, prepare Turkish meal for us, take us to many lovely places, help us to overcome challenges that appeared and simply said contributed to make my time spent in Istanbul very special and unforgettable. I will never forget your help Akin and will be happy to welcome you in the Czech Republic once.

Next day me, my Mystery Friend and Akin went by ship to Princess Island and had a nice trip there:) We climbed a high hill in the biggest heat to reach a top and to be appraised by beer - at least guys - and by a wonderful view on Istanbul. I liked that place a lot because there were not any cars just horse traps, nice nature, sunny weather, sea and two guys I like a lot:-)

After a few days in Istanbul it was a time to move to Bursa to become a part of You Can. Wanna know more details about my faci experience in this conference? Read HERE.