When I arrived on Sunday, it was like 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Istanbul. It was also the same yesterday. Today? 60! There is a cold front coming down from the North Pole and the sun is nowhere to be seen. According to the reports, it will get up to 70s but no further.
I need to arrange my clothes so that I have warm things to wear soon.
I made chili today and I am so glad I did.
Still trying to put away stuff and shuffling clothes and sleeping in weird times.
I was originally going to stay in the US for two weeks but when my friend's hospital stay was prolonged, her wife told me she wished I could stay longer. I tried to change my ticket but it would cost an arm and a leg. So, I looked for one-way tickets and found a ticket with Aeroflot, the Russian airlines. I bought that ticket and ended up staying a month.
This way, I had some time to myself, some time to take care of my friends and run errands for them. It has been a very good stay. When my friend got out of the hospital, we even had opportunities to go out and celebrate his recovery on a number of occasions. I enjoyed the swimming pool and the hot tub and relaxed.
My friend and I binge watched Midsomer Murders while her husband watched his favorite talking heads. Lol!
It is 3:30 pm and it is 74F this Wed afternoon. I think it was only Monday that is was in the 90s. Sun was out yesterday, but not today and it is raining continuously. It seems we have same weather.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember hearing about your friend being sick. What was wrong that she had to be hospitalized? I suppose that adjusting for time zones will be harder since you were gone so long.
My only adjustment in clothing will be to put on a sweater. Actually, it is so muggy that I am sweaty, so I will just carry one with me.
The friends I went to visit are a couple that I had met back when I was working in the US for a Turkish-American company. Both the husband and the wife are my friends. The husband was the sick one in the hospital. He had two open heart surgeries in three months and a small procedure not related with his heart. His wife was overwhelmed with sending her only child to school 16 hours away, her husband in the hospital and her work.
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