Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Down Feathers on the Wind. The clouded sky overhead added a mysterious atmosphere to the piazza; it was the perfect setting for the young students who were silently congregating in twos and threes. Others entered the scene with oddly shaped bags. Some came to the piazza carrying their goods without the benefit of department store totes; the misplaced nature of the pillows screamed for attention.

And off I go! A summary of the last 7 months and whats to come. Saturday, June 19, 2010. And off I go! Well time is quickly ticking by. Tomorrow will be my last day in Denver for a month. He is truly amazing! Saturday, June 5, 2010.

Stairs, elevator, platform. Kitchen with separate water heater. Many designs in Japan respond to the needs of the people that live there and have been incredibly interesting to observe and use first hand. Necessity is the mother of invention, and in a place like Japan there is never a lack of either.

OK, here it is. On January 22, 2010 by jenniferautumn. The good news is that my Chinese professor was impressed with my language ability, so perhaps I did pick something up while I was there. Car, slash general freedom.

Friday, December 25, 2009. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Today is my last day in Istanbul,. Tomorrow morning at 0900 i fly out of here on a plane homeward bound. I feel a sense of bittersweetness. I really loved my time here and i felt like something really clicked with me here in Turkey. But at the same time it has been a vacation from real life and its time for me to get back to reality. And get a job or go to grad school. And i have to keep moving forward.