From Pakistan to Ankara

My trip to Pakistan was a memorable one. From experiencing the highs of meeting the family and attending a wedding to the lows of three family deaths in the span of three weeks; it was like a roller coaster ride. This was a trip that I’ll never forget. After three weeks in Pakistan I was off for another trip which is expected to be quite the experience.

I left for Turkey, in the early hours of February 8^th. I went with mom, a few cousins and uncles straight to the airport from Ali’s wedding reception. I had a 9 hour stay in Dubai before heading to Istanbul. In Dubai I walked around both terminals a couple times and had my lunch there as well. After a few hours I got bored so I uploaded the wedding photos for the family to see. After sleeping for about an hour I was ready to head to Istanbul. After 5 hours I reached Istanbul. I needed to catch a flight to Ankara where my university is. I noticed a man talking at the counter next to me telling the travel agent he needs a ticket to Ankara because he has to go to Middle East Technical University (METU). I approached him and asked for some help as the guy at the ticket counter barely spoke English. Although the prof was from Iraq, he somewhat knew a little Turkish. Turns out he was heading to METU for a 1 month exchange. We bought our tickets and headed to domestic departures. After staying at the Istanbul airport for about an hour, we were on our way to Ankara.