Istanbul!

In our last long weekend, we decided to go visit our other classmates abroad in Istanbul, Turkey. Their abroad program was the full 4 months of the semester and we visited them at the tail end of it, so they were all fully integrated into the culture. Istanbul is a much busier city than Rome. Rome felt very hectic whenever we first got there, but fails in comparison to Istanbul. The effect of the Muslim culture, waking up to the prayers over the loud speakers of the mosques was an interesting aspect. The food there was also very interesting, with a much wider use of meat and spice than in Italian culture. Getting to see our friends for the last time in some cases, was also amazing. Many of us are splitting up next year staying in Auburn, going to Urban studio, or going to Rural studio.