"It's Turkish to me!"

Wow! New country, new experiences and new challenges. I was thinking on the bus ride to the hotel that this was the first time I had ever been in a country where I had absolutely no knowledge of the language. Even when I was in Greece, I was able to at least get a sense of the word. My brief tenure as a sorority girl was good for something. It is a strange experience to look at a word or phrase and not know if it means "exit", "hello" or "sale". I feel a bit helpless that I cannot make heads or tails out of anything. On the other hand, the only place to go is up from here. The people have been more than accommodating in helping me muddle my way through this language. In any case, it is good to be humbled by an experience such as this!