I'm is grown. sort of.

Thought it would be fitting and super dorky to announce my move to Turkey on Thanksgiving! Leaving this Saturday! I am inshAllah going there for the next 8 months to continue with my art stuff, until the Fall 2011 semester kicks in. Feeling super nervous, anxious, scared, and excited all at the same time.

Gotta look for apartments and jobs, aiming for the Asian side of Istanbul, probably in Kadikoy or Uskudar, because Ayten Hoca's studio is in Umraniye.

But here goes a funny story... I was showing Kirby and Hafeez a huge map of Istanbul and pointing out all the districts and what not to them, and I exclaimed 'Oh my gosh! When I grow up I really want to live here for some time!' and then Kirby started laughing and I realized that that was exactly what was going on now. whoa. cardiac arrest!

Okay gonna go see what is going on with the dinosaur of a Turkey bird downstairs. yummyummyummy! :) Alhumdulilah rabil alameen!

when life hands you jerks make some jerky

You considerate individual! How did you know I make my best work when I am in the most pain? You just helped me with my next masterpiece!

teach me to dance in the rain

Currently sitting in Saman and Ume's apartment and sipping on a delicious cup of cardamom milk tea. I managed to turned in my last grad school application, Alhumdulilah. Let us make dua I get in somewhere cool.

So I plan to head back to Michigan tomorrow, in time for Eid on Tuesday. Goodbye Virginia for the billionth time. I will really miss you. A LOT.

Eid up there will probably consist of me going to the gym then eating cookies and watching Korean dramas in my room. Alone. Like last Eid. hahaha, only this time I won't have to take a practice GRE. hahahaha.

I really do not want to go back up. But I think it will be easier to endure, at least for a short amount of time, inshAllah.