They played Heartless by Kanye West at lunch today

The last few days haven't been as exciting because my team members remembered that we came to Turkey for work and not all play (against all my protests). The office here is nice and the people are very welcoming. Though I might be biased, I'd have to say that Turkish people are some of the most hospitable people I've ever known. Even when I first moved to Michigan, a Turkish gentleman in a different area of the company noticed my name in the office directory after a short time of me living there and invited me over for dinner. He introduced me to his wife and son. His brother also came to dinner and he tried to set me up with him but clearly that didn't pan out.

I'd have to say the best part of the office is constant supply of Turkish tea that is available. They always have a hot pot brewing in the kitchenette. I'm beginning to think that I'm turning into my mom with the mass quantities of tea that I'm consuming. I actually had to start making the tea weaker since it is caffeinated and I didn't want to be bouncing off the walls.

In the cab ride over today, the cab driver said that my Turkish was very good which almost never happens. I have an accent when I speak in Turkish here and people have even called it "American Turkish". I like to think that's a lot like "British English" and that my accent is super sweet.

There are a few things that I had mentally noted I wanted to do when I was in Turkey. One of them was that I had to eat MADO ice cream. Second, I had to drink Fruko which is a soda I can only find here. And third, I had to have doner (which is similar to gyros) because somehow I managed to leave Turkey last July without doing so. It's no coincidence that all of my "goals" revolve around food. We've only been here for five days and I'm happy to say that I've met the second and third goal and hopefully I'll get to have some MADO this weekend!!

I'm very pleased with my team members and their openness to trying new things. For the last two days at lunch we have gone to smaller family owned Turkish restaurants and had local cuisine. We have always left with our plates clean and I'm happy to say that no one has gotten sick yet either! :)