Accomodation Update

i went to istanbul over my spring break to find us sth. but for me alone to find an apartment is pretty impossible for such a short time and hotels around taksim are just too expensive. so i booked us 20 spaces in a hostel (btw i really need to know exact dates from everyone asap) and spoke with a friend who works in tourism (=knows the right ppl), since then i've been talking to ppl from several agencies, who are trying to arrange sth like an apartment for us. i said that our price range would be max 25 or 30 dollars per day per person if its walking distance from taksim. they found some places, of course out of this price range and at the moment we r at the process of persuading them that they should let us stay more people in a room that we wont break anything wont get drunk etc (donno how that's gonna work...), so it wld be less expensive. will keep u all posted when there are any news.

Tsveti is on Board, how cool is that?!??!?

Hi guyssss!!!!!!!!!!!
At long last, after bothering Basilio thousand of times to be able to post s.th. on the new blog, i have it and I can scream into the Istanbul603 world: I WILL BE THERE, I WILL BE PART OF THE COOLEST RE-UNION EVER AND I'M ABSOLUTELY THRILLED AND EXCITED ABOUT IT!!!
I will be there 15th -20 June (not long but im on internship in Stuttgart and dont have so many vacation days).
I remember reading the first mails, about an year ago, about reuniting, and I thought : "oh my god, I dont know where Ill be next month, how can it be possible to plan so long-term". But in the end the enthusiasm and maybe nostalgia, but most of all the wish to feel a bit of this Istanbul 603 feeling, emotion and thrill will unite us again in the most beautiful city. I cant believe it! You know, even though I was really so short in Istanbul, it was like the best time ever and the mot unique combination of people, events, weather, everything...So unique that I was afraid to go back cause I thought I will cry all the time for this time; a time which will never come back, cause I am not the same and my life has changed. But now, with ALL of you, i know I will have someone to share my tears with :) Maybe it sounds dramatic u know, always when Im completely drunk I start crying for Istanbul and missing it so much. its because just then I cant control my feelings, normally I try not to think about it. Anyway, every time of a person's life has its special taste and charm. Im happy with the new phase Im in right now...
But most of all Im happy to see in soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looking forward :)

Tsveti is on Board, how cool is that?!??!?

Hi guyssss!!!!!!!!!!!
At long last, after bothering Basilio thousand of times to be able to post s.th. on the new blog, i have it and I can scream into the Istanbul603 world: I WILL BE THERE, I WILL BE PART OF THE COOLEST RE-UNION EVER AND I'M ABSOLUTILEY THRILLED AND EXCITED ABOUT IT!!!
I will be there 15th -20 June (not long but im on internship in Stuttgart and dont have so many vacation days).
I remember reading the first mails, about an year ago, about reuniting, and I thought : "oh my god, I dont know where Ill be next month, how can it be possible to plan so long-term". But in the end the enthusiasm and maybe nostalgia, but most of all the wish to feel a bit of this Istanbul 603 feeling, emotion and thrill will unite us again in the most beautiful city. I cant believe it! You know, even though I was really so short in Istanbul, it was like the best time ever and the mot unique combination of people, events, weather, everything...So unique that I was afraid to go back cause I thought I will cry all the time for this time; a time which will never come back, cause I am not the same and my life has changed. But now, with ALL of you, i know I will have someone to share my tears with :) Maybe it sounds dramatic u know, always when Im completely drunk I start crying for Istanbul and missing it so much. its because just then I cant control my feelings, normally I try not to think about it. Anyway, every time of a person's life has its special taste and charm. Im happy with the new phase Im in right now...
But most of all Im happy to see in soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looking forward :)

Travel plans

So the Istanbul reunion is set for the week of June 17th. I'll be probably buying my ticket tomorrow June 15th-July 6!! So psyched! Okay, now let's try to get an idea of travel plans after Istanbul. Ideas so far presented:

-mediterrean travel and Eastern Turkey
-Iran/Syria

Okay that's it, lol. I would like to stay in the country and visit the areas that remain unknown in my memory. I def want to go to Fethiye, Bodrum, and how much fun would it be if we could hop on an AIESEC tour. Iva, have you heard of any tours planned for that time?

Guys, I'm officially psyched!! I think we call appreciate how hard everyone is working to realize this, money saved, time, effort, everything! It rocks and it will be sooo worth it, I can't even think about it or my apartment will fall apart with my shaking and jumping!

New Facebook group for the reunion

For the people that haven't accepted the Facebook invitation yet: do it now or else you will die alone! I know it's not easy to distinguish useless crap from useful crap in your inbox this days, specially with so many mass invitations going around, but that's why I'm making this post: to tell you that this invitation is useful crap.

For the people that haven't received the invitation, please send me an email so I can have your email address to send it to you.

That group can make planning easier as it's much more immediate than a blog, so I propose we move the discussion and planing for the reunion over there.

I started using Facebook a few days ago, but in my opinion it's one of the few serious efforts in creating a decent online community, so I think you won't regret joining.

Some important announcements

My first and most important announcement: Today I bought my plane ticket to Europe! This thing is becoming a reality. I'll arrive in Madrid the 8th of June and from there maybe I'll go to Morocco with Natercia for a few days, and then Istanbul! Soon I'll let you know when I'll be arriving in Istanbul, most probably the 16th of June

I also started my very own blog! This is were you'll find my stories and pictures from my travel around Europe, Turkey, and around. I'll also try to keep an updated itinerary of my trip for anybody who wants to know where I am and where I'm heading at.

I would also like to point out that this blog turned 2 years old a couple of days ago. It never ceases to amaze me how well this has worked out. As Nikki said, we're blessed with modern technology, but this would be nothing without the interest and the use each of us has given to this thing.

As I've said before, it's incredible that after 2 years we're making this reunion happen, and in such a way. I know everybody is doing great sacrifices to be able to be there in June. It's easy to daydream about a reunion sometime in the future, but to make it happen is really something else. Undoubtedly this is very important for all of us.

The time has come!