Author Orhan Pamuk describes the dog packs in Istanbul neighborhoods. Rather than dogs we've encountered cats galore! One of these huge felines jumped onto our outdoor table as we were finishing lunch.
Bogazici (bo-ah-zee-che) University (BU) may have been selected for us to visit due to a combination of factors. First, it is situated in a lovely setting overlooking the Bosphorus in a different part of Istanbul from where we are staying. Faculty and students alike enjoy this campus. Next, we were informed that it originated as Robert College in 1863--the first American college established outside the continental US. A Christian liberal arts institution, it became a public Turkish college in 1971. It remains comparatively small with an enrollment of 11,000 total,8587 undergraduates. Although selective, BU allows undergrads to take up to 14 semesters (7 years) to complete their degrees. The first year is usually a concentration in English language learning with the first semester at the Black Sea campus. Everyone prefers the utopian Istanbul campus.
After our campus tour, we stopped at an upscale mall for about an hour. What a beautiful shopping mall! In one of the stores we saw dresses that looked exactly like something Secil would select.
We had a few hours back in our hotel before the evening event: our Fulbright farewell party at a dinner theater where we were entertained through song, dance, and instrumental music.
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