春假:留学版

说到我在美国的春假.S., I rarely travel because that’s the only time I get to spend in my hometown, 也是我的老朋友们唯一一次在城里. I’ve done anything super extreme during the break and if I do travel, it’s within the U.S. 没什么太刺激的.  

我超级兴奋 宝博体育 在春季学期, one of the reasons being that I know I’ll have the opportunity to travel to a completely different country. That said, I was nervous about traveling without my family because even when I arrived in 伦敦我的父母和我一起来了. 但我没什么好担心的! Spring break ended up being the most unique experience I’ve ever had and let me tell you why. 

探索城市 

My friends Sadri, Clarissa, and I decided to spend our spring break in Istanbul, Turkey! 就像我之前解释的, I was super nervous going into this because this was an extreme thing to do without my parents, 我不知道会发生什么.  

的 宝博体育 有一件事让我印象深刻吗. We arrived at our Airbnb late at night, so we didn’t start our planning until the next day. 第一天正式上班, we decided to take it slow because we wanted to see what the city was like before we started doing anything too crazy. 我们去了一个叫做芭莎市场的市场, 他们还卖纪念品, 珠宝, 背包, 诸如此类的东西. This market was huge, and it took us a couple of hours to get through it. 的re were vendors on every side of the street and overall, the prices weren’t bad at all.  

一个市场里的小摆设! 

Another fun thing we did was we took a cruise at night that took us around the water, 还有晚餐和传统舞蹈. 的 food was delicious and the view from the boat was incredible. I was fascinated by the traditional dances because it was like nothing I ever saw before, 他们的服装看起来很漂亮.  

从船上俯瞰城市的美景. 

One of the days we decided to make one of the traditional lamps that were placed all over the cities. We took a class, and even though the decorating part took hours to complete it was still so fun. 这些灯做得很好, and we liked it so much we ended up going back on a different day to make another one. During the classes we were taught where the lamps first originated and what the designs on the lamps meant which was so interesting.  

我们灯具的成品. 

Throughout our trip, we went inside different mosques, one being the famous Blue Mosque. 的y were all so beautiful on both the inside and the outside and learning the history behind them was fascinating. 的 biggest palace in Turkey was also in Istanbul so we made it a priority to tour it and it was so worth the money. 的 ceiling art was beautiful, the architecture was beautiful, everything about it was beautiful. 的y didn’t allow photos inside or I would’ve loved to share the beauty of the palace and 艺术在国外. 

土耳其最大宫殿的走道. 

史上最好的食物 

而 东航卡帕短途旅行 非常有趣，是吗 国外的食物 我这辈子吃过的最好吃的东西是什么. 我在这里一顿饭都没吃坏. 就像我之前解释的, the first meal we had in Istanbul was the Turkish breakfast and let me tell you, 有很多食物. I had no idea what to expect but it wasn’t what was put on our table. 的re was bread, different kinds of jams and cheeses, meat, eggs, meatballs, and olives. 分量很大，所以每个人都吃饱了. 

We also tried Pakistani food and I’ve never had it before, so I was really excited. 我们点了黄油鸡、米饭和印度烤饼. I know I keep saying the food was amazing, but it really was. 我再怎么强调也不为过. 

总的来说，我给这道菜打十分. 他们的热情好客也很棒. 我们每顿饭后都喝茶，奇怪的是, I had more tea in Istanbul within that week than I’ve had in 伦敦 during my 宝博体育 program. 

美味的土耳其早餐.  

总之 

Istanbul was the most unique place I have ever been to and learning about its culture while touring was fascinating. 尽管我必须说, I did get a little homesick since it was my first spring break without my family, 但如果你和对的人一起度过, 一切都会好的. 的 residents there were also very sweet, so I had no problem feeling welcome. Istanbul never crossed my mind when I thought about places I wanted to travel to but I’m glad we went. If you are ever abroad, try a unique location like Istanbul. 我保证你不会后悔的. 

Gisele Magana是24年春装 东航卡帕内容创建者 在英国伦敦留学.