Allahaismarladik! Farewell =)
1:30 AM
[Note: if you are just now stumbling upon this blog, I would advise going to the beginning and reading from there. Otherwise these last few posts will not make any sense to you.]
[[Second Note: I will leave this post up for a bit, and then I am going to switch the entire blog to chronological order. That way if I – or heaven forbid someone else – wishes to reread this novel, it will actually make sense.]]
The final post. Wow. I suddenly will have time again in my day. What will I do with these extra hours not spent meticulously recording random events and sarcastic commentary? Hmmm, maybe I will once again have a life. Okay, let’s not be too ambitious here. Well, at least I’ll sleep more!
So I really have no plan for this post. I just feel like things should have a proper ending. Closure. A sense of finality. I thought about reflecting. But that’s essentially what this entire blog has been, no? A reflection on my experiences in Turkey?
I also thought about SURPRISE! making this post really short. Just for a change of pace. But I know, deep down inside, that no matter how hard I try, I shall get carried away and once again make it long and wordy. (I believe my own mother likened my writing style to the recent oil spill. Complete with the miming of excess words hurling oh so gracefully from a gagging mouth. Thanks Mom =P)
So, in the end, I decided I wanted to end with this message:
Thank you everyone who helped make these past few weeks one of the most memorable experiences of my life. While yes, I was granted the opportunity to see sights I have never before seen and learn new and fascinating facts, the best part of the trip was by far getting the opportunity to meet and spend time with an extraordinary group of people. Because of you guys, I had the time of my life. And while the majority of you will probably never read this, for you, I thank you.
And thank you also, my faithful readers, the ones who stuck it out ‘til the end. It’s been a long (and towards the end, a somewhat unreliable) road, but I am ever so grateful that anyone would take time out of their busy day to read the ramblings of a teenager. So dear readers, I salute you.
And as is fitting with the theme of this trip, I end with a Rumi quote (yes, from the 13 pages I read and I mayyyy have used it earlier. But it fits.):
The way the ripe must feel, the raw can’t tell
My speech must be concise, and so farewell.
Onward and upward!
~Ellen
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