Our time in Istanbul (and Turkey in general!) has come to a close!
You may now refer to us as The Program Formerly Known as Westmont in Istanbul.
Today was a very long and eventful day that went incredibly smooth. A big thank you to everyone who prayed and thought of us on our long travel day.
Here is a small timeline of the day:
- 4:00 AM - Throw our stuff in the bus and wave goodbye to our wonderful Turkish friends who were so kind and stayed up/woke up to see us off (much love to all of you arkadaşlar!)
- 4:15 - Cross the Bosporus Bridge from Asia into the European side of Istanbul.
- 6:45 - Sit on our (slightly) delayed flight as birds sit on the runway
- 7:00 - Take off and wave goodbye to a beautiful sight - our home for the past three months shining in the sunrise.
- 8:45 - Land in Cairo, Egypt, Africa.
- 9:45 - Hop on tour bus that crosses the Nile and takes us to see the Great Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx.
- 10:30-12:00 - Take lots of super cool photos. Try to believe we are where we are. Get caught in a sandstorm of epic proportions.
- 13:00 - Return to the airport to check-in for our next flight.
- 14:30 - Take off for Amman, Jordan, Middle East, Asia.
- 17:00 - Land in Amman. Drive to our residence for the next four days.
Phew! What a day. We are all extremely tired, but so grateful that today went so well. It was a day that we won't soon forget.
Please continue your prayers as we enter this next phase of our semester - and keep checking back here for more news!
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| Looking up at the Great Pyramid. |
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| The Second Pyramid still has part of it's original stone covering left. |
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| Not a bad way to spend a layover... |
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