Observations

Squat Toilets: They have these all over Turkey and the Middle East, especially in the poorer/rural areas. I despise them. I've exercised bowel control I didn't know I had in order to not use them. There's also never toilet paper and instead a pitcherful of water next to them. I'm not exactly sure of the mechanics of how this is supposed to work, but I'm not really interested in finding out.

Fantasy Baseball: I'd say since I've been travelling I go on the internet 1-1.5 hours/day. Besides talking to people online the large majority of that time is dedicated to fantasy baseball. But even with this hour a day of fantasy baseball I still feel horribly unprepared. Clearly this means I need to get back to working at Ginn Library quickly in order to save my season.

Public Transport: I've been taking buses everywhere and I'm a big fan. Not only are they clean and have decent leg room, but they supply you with snacks and soft drinks like an airplane. And not even crappy airplane snacks, but this marble cake-like thing. It's delicious.

Turkish Food: Pretty much its just variations on grilled and fried meats. Which is excellent though I feel like any more time here would begin the descent into heart trouble. Though none of their meat is ever mixed with cheese. I don't get this. If I have an option of meat and meat with cheese unless I'm trying to be healthy I'll always pick meat with cheese. Someone should open a kebab shop here with that option. It would clean up.

Sam