Gearing up for the Turkey hangover

Hard to believe tomorrow will be my last day in Türkiye. I've been here almost one month now, but will set sail for parts unknown (ie. Bulgaria) late tomorrow night.

I've gotten hooked on playing hookie these last few days. I think I have drained every last bit of interesting anything from the hospital, and am going full-on bonkers there now. I actually did learn some medically-related things on Tuesday night, when a Obs/Gyn specialist friend took me on a bit of a tour of his hospital. In the span of a few hours I got to perform an ultrasound and a digital exam (for the non-meddies: no, this is not the opposite of 'analog' in this case), watch an episiotomy repair and a C-section delivery of twins. After that action packed night I managed to justify a sleep-in to myself yesterday, and also jetted early before I gave myself whiplash in the Diabetes clinic from one of those embarassing fall asleep - snap your head awake type cycles.

I've also opted for a non-academic morning today and am about to head into the city to meet up with my friend Banu's sister, Başak.

I will do my best to keep these posts happening once I get into Bulgaria and beyond, but I can't make any promises about their frequency. All the best! Keep visiting and emailing and posting comments!