'Ok it is ended but what is next, what is waiting for us ' this was most commonly asked question after the program finished. Now I am back to İstanbul, back to my job and it has almost been a month after arrival. Time passes so quickly, unconciously, even without letting you know that it is passing away.
Work here, is not like in WFP, more chaotic, hectic, dynamic, cannot say peaceful but can say more buerocratic than last year. I found it much more complicated and we are spending meaningless time on such tools, just to keep what we are doing, but I think we are missing the main point which we should care.
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
coming to the end of the story...
And this is the end of the story. More or less one year is over and we will have the debrief session while briefing session is still like yesterday for me.
I am already so excited to see all other friends and to listen to their stories.
If I summarize this experience in a word it was a “lifetime” experience.
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
last weekends, last activities
We are coming to the end, but before finishing this lovely journey, I wanted to add some more good memories to my heart.So this weekend I went to San Felice Circeo national park, in the 90 km south of Rome. I took riding lessons, rode in the national park, cycled to Sabaudia, San Felice Circeo and some other places which I don't know the names.
I stayed in Baia d'Argento, it is in the middle of Sabaudia and Circeo.
It was very easy to reach there. I took the Cotral bus from Laurentina station to Circeo and after 2 hours I was there, just for €5.5.
Apart from riding and cycling, plenty of activities you could do. There are tennis courts, flying schools, and windsurfing school, trekking, hiking possibilities in the park and you name it. 
But I got the impression that during summer it is getting so crowded, so April May is best time in my opinion.
The place, I went for horse riding is Sea Horse Riding Club . They are very good at that, and know what they are doing. The place is in the Circeo National Park and there are so many things to do.
Sabine (riding trainer) is a German and really kind, speaks Italian, English and of course German. After my first and bad riding experience, I've decided to overcome my fear and went there. While talking to Sabine, I felt that I will do it, and in a few minutes I was on a 
horse, and at the end of lesson, I was tottering. So you see how brave I am :)
The place I stayed is called Bahia di Buzios, they are neighbours with the riding club. You can hear the horses from your room. It is a family running house Marisa speaks very well English. She and her husband, they were both so kind and bicycle service was the best thing to have there. B&B is in a quite place, has a big garden, and the only thing you hear in the morning is singing birds.
Just go there and try it, to see how beautiful is the nature there.
Friday, 12 March 2010
it is getting closer
More or less 9 months is gone and 2 months is left. I've already started doing some evaluation of the last months. How was it, did I really find what I want, was I able to make most of the time, was I good for WFP, was it good enough for me, did it worth everything? Really...
There are so many questions that I ask myself. Still thinking but no matters what I decide at the end. At the end it is obvious that this year has added much to me.
There is still so much to do, I 've just had a new project so maybe instead of thinking answers to these questions, I should be back and work a bit more :))
There are so many questions that I ask myself. Still thinking but no matters what I decide at the end. At the end it is obvious that this year has added much to me.
There is still so much to do, I 've just had a new project so maybe instead of thinking answers to these questions, I should be back and work a bit more :))
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Spring in Italy
In January I was planning to go to the north for skiing, but when March arrived I saw that it is already Spring here. It is 19 degree, trees are blooming, weather is smelling fresh, birds are singing spring songs... So it is happy, I am happy, and having a coffee outside is just a pleasure.Maybe this weekend I go to parks and take some blooming tree picture. It is lovely being here.
Monday, 15 February 2010
WFP is helping the ones in Haiti, and need your support...
and you can help them by donating and also visiting their sites. http://www.wfp.org/
You will see how many project is going on there. WFP is running very big operation in Haiti.
Unfortunately, when an earthquake hits a country first few weeks we see it in the reports, TV and media, and unfortunately after one months, you rarely see or hear it, and after two months you see nothing.
It has already passed a month by now, and there are many people facing, without food, without home, without anything. WFP was there just after the earthquake hit, and they are still there and will be for long time. There are hundreds of WFP employee have gone to Haiti to run the operations, and they are still going.
If you are wondering how you can help them to support the operations in Haiti, here are some examples.
- You can place your loved ones faces to the Wall. Here is the link to the Wall. Basically what you need to is, you donate and create and interactive card and share it with your loved ones,
- You can donate by clicking the link,
- You share the links, spread the word, make it possible...
To follow latest news in Haiti, this is the page http://www.wfp.org/crisis/haiti.
You will see how many project is going on there. WFP is running very big operation in Haiti.
Unfortunately, when an earthquake hits a country first few weeks we see it in the reports, TV and media, and unfortunately after one months, you rarely see or hear it, and after two months you see nothing.
It has already passed a month by now, and there are many people facing, without food, without home, without anything. WFP was there just after the earthquake hit, and they are still there and will be for long time. There are hundreds of WFP employee have gone to Haiti to run the operations, and they are still going.
If you are wondering how you can help them to support the operations in Haiti, here are some examples.
- You can place your loved ones faces to the Wall. Here is the link to the Wall. Basically what you need to is, you donate and create and interactive card and share it with your loved ones,
- You can donate by clicking the link,
- You share the links, spread the word, make it possible...
To follow latest news in Haiti, this is the page http://www.wfp.org/crisis/haiti.
Thursday, 7 January 2010
What I have learnt about Christmas...
Yes Christmas season is nearly over. As a person lived in different religion area, yes I knew Christmas, as 25th of December, but I didn't know these details about Roman Catholics traditions.
- 8th of December, is celebrated as 'The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary', click to link to read more about it. But it mainly means "the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain ("immacula" in Latin) of original sin" And starting from 8th they put some little status in or in front of the churches, animating the that period of time. Starting from immaculation till Christ birth. These status called 'Presepe' in Italian, it means 'nativity scene'. They keep it until end of first week of January.
On this day, it was holiday in Rome, but not at WFP :(
- 24th of December as Christmas Eve. It is the day before Christmas. But then I learnt that in some cultures Christmas is celebrated not on 25th of December, but on 6th of January, and it is said that, this is they has different calender systems that time.
And another thing I forgot, they have biig cake (could be with raisins, or cocao or plain) and we have that cake with prosecco! :) It doesn't have to be on this date, but around Christmas they eat it. It's called Panettone. immm the one with raisins is delicious.
- 6th of January as Epiphany day. In some cultures they celebrate the Christmas on this date. It is a celebration for having the Christ in person. In Italian they call it Befana and it was holiday here(not in WFP).
Apart from it's holy meaning, on these days, the witch La Befana flies with her wooden groom and brings sweet things for children (of course chocolates). I like her story so much, just click the link and read more. It is also what I heard here. On this day they hang big socks on their doors and in general they fill them with chocolate.
Being a child here, around December especially, sounds full of fun and presents and chocolate. What a child wants!
ps: I've just learnt that, if the children do not behave well during the year they get some candy, look like coal! Yesterday after the lucnh we had coffee at a place and I saw that candy. You'd think that it is burnt sugar. Black and in some weird shape!
Well, nothing for free.
- 8th of December, is celebrated as 'The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary', click to link to read more about it. But it mainly means "the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain ("immacula" in Latin) of original sin" And starting from 8th they put some little status in or in front of the churches, animating the that period of time. Starting from immaculation till Christ birth. These status called 'Presepe' in Italian, it means 'nativity scene'. They keep it until end of first week of January.
On this day, it was holiday in Rome, but not at WFP :(
- 24th of December as Christmas Eve. It is the day before Christmas. But then I learnt that in some cultures Christmas is celebrated not on 25th of December, but on 6th of January, and it is said that, this is they has different calender systems that time.
And another thing I forgot, they have biig cake (could be with raisins, or cocao or plain) and we have that cake with prosecco! :) It doesn't have to be on this date, but around Christmas they eat it. It's called Panettone. immm the one with raisins is delicious.
- 6th of January as Epiphany day. In some cultures they celebrate the Christmas on this date. It is a celebration for having the Christ in person. In Italian they call it Befana and it was holiday here(not in WFP).
Apart from it's holy meaning, on these days, the witch La Befana flies with her wooden groom and brings sweet things for children (of course chocolates). I like her story so much, just click the link and read more. It is also what I heard here. On this day they hang big socks on their doors and in general they fill them with chocolate.
Being a child here, around December especially, sounds full of fun and presents and chocolate. What a child wants!
ps: I've just learnt that, if the children do not behave well during the year they get some candy, look like coal! Yesterday after the lucnh we had coffee at a place and I saw that candy. You'd think that it is burnt sugar. Black and in some weird shape!
Well, nothing for free.
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