Cappadocia!

It's about 9pm here in Istanbul, and I'm patiently waiting to get under way for our trip. A group of about 40-50 of American and European exchange students, including a number of Turks as our guides are going to Cappadocia this weekend. We leave at 10pm, so I've just been spending the past couple hours packing and getting ready, including cleaning leftovers out of the fridge as supper, washing dishes, and making sure that I have plenty of reading material for the bus. I have been known to get motion sickness if I read in the car, so we'll see what happens. Worse come to come, I spend the time listening to my ipod, talking to people and practicing Turkish, or looking out the window. (We're coming back Sunday during the day so we'll be able to see a lot of the Turkish countryside this way.) But since we're leaving at 10pm, I imagine that people will only stay up a couple hours and then sleep (hopefully!). I'm bringing my earplugs just in case the youngsters want to stay up late (and yes, I can say that. I think I've figured out by now that I *am* the oldest of the American students here). Very excited! I think that I have everything I need. Thank goodness for backpacks. It's going to be pretty chilly there, so I'm bringing all my long-sleeved shirts, hoodie, coat, gloves, hat, the whole nine yards. And of course, my camera. I want to get lots of photos. :)

Almost time to go to the bus! Have a good weekend, y'all. :)