Even though I wasn't here (got back from the CR last nite) when it happened I thınk I'm the only one able to answer your question - since Nikki is busy being a full-time girlfriend and on top of that a great CEEDer and Aakash is enjoying his fam and probably lots of great food back in India...
But to get back to answering your question: I only heard sth about a bomb and the bridge last night - I actually don't even recall much of that short story as it was my first night here after two weeks of Efes withdrawal, so I had to make it up - but again back to the answer: it sounds scary, but I crossed the Bridge on my way from the airport and haven't noticed any difference. So, no worries there is still Galata Bridge, room 603 as well as room 101, we are all OK and most importantly there is still ÇORBA!!
28 July, 2005
14 July, 2005
Rising to the Call-an update from the Canadian girl in Costa Rica
Wow, after reading those amazing posts, I feel so nostalgic. First of all I'd like to say, all of you guys rock and it's because of that, that I can bust a smile and say "it was awesome" when people ask me "so how was Istanbul?" To the new trainees, live it up man and screw work.
I'm happy to hear yall have upcoming travel plans. I myself, could not wait to get out of the boring city of Ottawa right away, and so I did two months later and here I am in San Jose, Costa Rica. It's not with AIESEC this time, but with the Canadian government and this time around things are different. Well, it's only been two weeks, but I love my job (web design for a Children's Rights NGO) and I love what the organization does. I don't feel that settled in yet cause I have yet to make a good group of close friends and yet to party it up!!
But the great thing is that I've contacted the AIESEC here and am going to an Aiesec party tonight to meet the trainees and Aiesecers. How cool is that! And the best part is that a former Istanbul trainee gave me the contact name. So it makes me feel much better to know that a group of really cool travelling, partying people will always be an email away whenever it's time to make new friends.
I signed off the Istanbul list sooner than I thought I would have (I´m nostalgic enough), but no matter since this is the real spirit of Istanbul trainees. 603 lives on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monica
www.monicastravels.com
I'm happy to hear yall have upcoming travel plans. I myself, could not wait to get out of the boring city of Ottawa right away, and so I did two months later and here I am in San Jose, Costa Rica. It's not with AIESEC this time, but with the Canadian government and this time around things are different. Well, it's only been two weeks, but I love my job (web design for a Children's Rights NGO) and I love what the organization does. I don't feel that settled in yet cause I have yet to make a good group of close friends and yet to party it up!!
But the great thing is that I've contacted the AIESEC here and am going to an Aiesec party tonight to meet the trainees and Aiesecers. How cool is that! And the best part is that a former Istanbul trainee gave me the contact name. So it makes me feel much better to know that a group of really cool travelling, partying people will always be an email away whenever it's time to make new friends.
I signed off the Istanbul list sooner than I thought I would have (I´m nostalgic enough), but no matter since this is the real spirit of Istanbul trainees. 603 lives on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monica
www.monicastravels.com
10 July, 2005
missing the 603
basilio i know how you feel man... i would have liked to spend a lot more time in Istanbul especially with the people i met, it was a great time, and certainly a life within a life. i finally saw "The Motorcycle Diaries" and that really had me thinking about travelling again and taking time to do it. this business class i'm taking we were learning about the value of money across different times, and the professor who's like 60+ was explaining how travelling when your well established late in your life is nothing compared to travelling as a youth. if all goes well i'll be in portugal and parts of western europe in september. it'll only be a month, but thats all i can spare for now. friends of mine have planned on going to the carribean during the 2007 cricket world cup (its right after we graduate in the summer), but thats a long way off. but i hope to go to latin america either through auniversity program or when i get a long break... i'll be going back home this winter after nearly a year and a half, its a little weird how friends you went to school with for years feel like strangers initially when you go back... with the aiesec traineeship, i didn't realise it until a trainee who came back from costa rica talked about how a lot of his friends don't seem to want to hear about histraineeship/trip, and that is true. its also hard to describe my visit to istanbul, i can probably say a few adjectives like amazing, fun, exciting but that doesn't mean much. its hard to describe it to others, you guys know what i mean... hey you know what would really get this site buzzing? adding Megan to the blog. any how i hope all the others start blogging here soon.
07 July, 2005
So what about the venezuelan guy?
I've been checking the blogs and websites of some of the people I met in Istanbul, for the last couple of hours, and I'm getting very nostalgic now. I had such an amazing time in Istanbul. I consider myself very lucky to have had the opportunity to live in such an inspiring and beautiful city as Istanbul, and to have known, lived and experienced so many things with the people I met there. But you know that so I wont repeat myself.
I also realized, once again, the importance of recording so many wonderful experiences and thoughts, and this blog is just a perfect way to do that (and more). That's why I answer the call that Aakash made and I'm officialy starting to write here now. It's ironic (but mostly just plain stupid) that, in the same blog I helped to create, I didnt write anything until now, that I'm not there anymore. But that doesnt matter. The places can change but the spirit goes on. The 603 spirit. It can be a different room or a different country, it doesnt matter. This blog is a great way to keep us together and keep the spirit alive so I hope everybody answers to the call.
There are not too many news from this side of the world. I'm trying to focus on writing my paper for university, which I have to give at early september. If everything goes as planned (or not planned), I should be graduating in november. After that, I still exactly dont know what will happen but I'm sure that I will do my best to continue travelling. Where? I dont know, but I'm very focus about that. My time in Istanbul made me realize so many things, but the most important is that it gave me new hopes and things to look forward. It openned so many options in a period of my life when I finally have the time to follow them. I'm very excited about that.
I met a friend from university last week who has inspired me even more. He did a traineeship in France and travel around Europe and even Turkey last year. He also did a backpacker/hitchicker trip around Canada for a couple of months. I was very surprise to hear that he did all these in the time I didnt see him (2 years), but the best part is that he graduated 2 weeks ago and is going back to Europe in about 3 weeks. He plans to go from Eastern Europe to India, by bus and train, and pay for his travel working from place to place. I would like to make a campaign to help him in his journey, so anyone that knows of somebody where he could stay please tell me. I will publish his route another day. There are not too many venezuelans who would even think of doing something like this but I can identify perfectly with him and his reasons. I want to do something similar so his trip is almost like a forecast of mine. That's also why I want to help him as much as I can.
I have the feeling this is just the beginning and, as I said, the spirit goes on. The world is much more reachable now and distances got shorter. I dont know if I'm too optimistic now but I like the feeling.
Long live 603!
I also realized, once again, the importance of recording so many wonderful experiences and thoughts, and this blog is just a perfect way to do that (and more). That's why I answer the call that Aakash made and I'm officialy starting to write here now. It's ironic (but mostly just plain stupid) that, in the same blog I helped to create, I didnt write anything until now, that I'm not there anymore. But that doesnt matter. The places can change but the spirit goes on. The 603 spirit. It can be a different room or a different country, it doesnt matter. This blog is a great way to keep us together and keep the spirit alive so I hope everybody answers to the call.
There are not too many news from this side of the world. I'm trying to focus on writing my paper for university, which I have to give at early september. If everything goes as planned (or not planned), I should be graduating in november. After that, I still exactly dont know what will happen but I'm sure that I will do my best to continue travelling. Where? I dont know, but I'm very focus about that. My time in Istanbul made me realize so many things, but the most important is that it gave me new hopes and things to look forward. It openned so many options in a period of my life when I finally have the time to follow them. I'm very excited about that.
I met a friend from university last week who has inspired me even more. He did a traineeship in France and travel around Europe and even Turkey last year. He also did a backpacker/hitchicker trip around Canada for a couple of months. I was very surprise to hear that he did all these in the time I didnt see him (2 years), but the best part is that he graduated 2 weeks ago and is going back to Europe in about 3 weeks. He plans to go from Eastern Europe to India, by bus and train, and pay for his travel working from place to place. I would like to make a campaign to help him in his journey, so anyone that knows of somebody where he could stay please tell me. I will publish his route another day. There are not too many venezuelans who would even think of doing something like this but I can identify perfectly with him and his reasons. I want to do something similar so his trip is almost like a forecast of mine. That's also why I want to help him as much as I can.
I have the feeling this is just the beginning and, as I said, the spirit goes on. The world is much more reachable now and distances got shorter. I dont know if I'm too optimistic now but I like the feeling.
Long live 603!
05 July, 2005
So whats up with 603?
So I have been bombarded about everything and anything on whats happening with 603! I thought ill just punch in a small update for the same.
The most important update, we are no longer in 603, we have shifted to 101, but the spirit of 603 is very much in the room, we have also stuck a paper saying 603 in our room. that will always be with us, the 603 spirit. All the old decorations are also in the room and some new additions, a big no left turn traffic signal that Saad stole from bodrum (hurrah for saad)
Two new additions to the boys room, Aditya from Stanford, he is also a friend of Ash, and more importantly he is Hinnddiii, so now 603 has 3 hindi speaking bitches, hearing hindi music, hindi abuses (chootiya and chodus) is getting a lot more common now. We have pete from UK who is originally portugese and is the new guitarist in the room, he was playing some cool numbers in the room and then teaching some cool moves, when the dorm manager entered, and believe it or not he joined in the fun. He ofcourse put in a bit annoucement, 'Attention, no drinking in the room, any one found doing so will be expelled and his ass will be kicked' that apparantely is his dream.
There are 30 odd trainees in Istanbul right now with 20 of them in the dorms, ofcourse life is different than what it was, but is a new begining ! Lots to look forward to !
Will add some pictures soon, for the latest pics from bodrum and other pictures check my online album on my blog.
You guys write back on what you are upto, NOW!!
Here's to everyone or anyone who has had anything to do with 603, we have all started a revolution, lets see where it goes !
The most important update, we are no longer in 603, we have shifted to 101, but the spirit of 603 is very much in the room, we have also stuck a paper saying 603 in our room. that will always be with us, the 603 spirit. All the old decorations are also in the room and some new additions, a big no left turn traffic signal that Saad stole from bodrum (hurrah for saad)
Two new additions to the boys room, Aditya from Stanford, he is also a friend of Ash, and more importantly he is Hinnddiii, so now 603 has 3 hindi speaking bitches, hearing hindi music, hindi abuses (chootiya and chodus) is getting a lot more common now. We have pete from UK who is originally portugese and is the new guitarist in the room, he was playing some cool numbers in the room and then teaching some cool moves, when the dorm manager entered, and believe it or not he joined in the fun. He ofcourse put in a bit annoucement, 'Attention, no drinking in the room, any one found doing so will be expelled and his ass will be kicked' that apparantely is his dream.
There are 30 odd trainees in Istanbul right now with 20 of them in the dorms, ofcourse life is different than what it was, but is a new begining ! Lots to look forward to !
Will add some pictures soon, for the latest pics from bodrum and other pictures check my online album on my blog.
You guys write back on what you are upto, NOW!!
Here's to everyone or anyone who has had anything to do with 603, we have all started a revolution, lets see where it goes !
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