| | Spring break for my college is officially March 14-22, but mine officially starts tomorrow, the 12th. I am not going home, to the beach, or even on a missions trip, like last year. I am going to Turkey--to the exotic country that is a confluence of Middle Eastern and European cultures, a clash of secular Muslims and religious Islamic tradition. I will be there for 10 days, visiting historical and biblical archaeological sites with 27 other students, 2 professors, and some guides. The students and professors are Christian, one guide is Israeli, and the other is a Turkish Muslim. So the mix of views will be very educational and interesting! Two classes are going (hence, the two professors): a Physical Settings of the Bible: Turkey class that I am in, and a Byzantium history class. I don't know my roommate, Annette, at all, so we will be getting to know each other on the bus and plane ride over (although I plan on sleeping, too--my life for the past several days has consisted of homework, eat, homework, class, homework, eat, homework, homework, homework until I fall asleep, wake up, and homework). It will be a wonderful break from schoolwork, even though this is an educational trip!
I am very excited :)
I am required to keep a travel journal, so I will update my blog with the journal whenever I get internet access.
See you on the other side!
~Kjelse
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