During the fall of my junior year, I studied abroad at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. This was not my first visit to Turkey. I had spent the previous summer travelling around various regions of Turkey with my family. I went to Istanbul, Cappad
I earned my doctorate in the evolution of the romance languages, including the study of the earliest literary manifestations of these languages. What fascinates me about this field is the wealth of cultural understanding embedded in the history of t
Which language are you interested in? Why does this language interest you? What are you most interested in learning about the language and the culture(s) which use it?
I did my Cultural Project on Turkish culture within Germany, because I've taken German for years now, and I want to live there for awhile. That's one reason I was interested in taking Turkish, because there is a huge Turkish immigrant population in G
Israel is a very small country consisting of just over 8,000 square miles, which is slightly smaller than the state of New Jersey. This small size, however does not mean Israel lacks a diverse topographical landscape. Due to this varying landscape, t
Though many think of Israel as being strictly Jewish, there are, in fact, more than that single religion within Israel. Although Jewish is quite definitely the majority religion in Israel, other religions, including Christianity, Islam and smaller re
I evolved as a self directed learning in many ways.I mentally engage the material I wanted to learn using ideas and methods you can immediately use within the Internet and what the global studio has to offer, material in reserves. I focus on doing a
Tourism has been rapidly developing over the past 20 to 30 years. Over 17.5 times the number of tourists are visiting Turkey since the 1980s. Revenues have increased over 5.5 times since this times period of the 1980s. Areas that
I genuinely did enjoy watching other students do their cultural presentations. I sort of figured in the beginning that I would grow bored listening to student after student present on cultures I knew nothing about, I actually found that everyone pic
Learning about homes in Kabul really did open my eyes to realize how differently people live across the world. It's strange to even think about myself a month ago...as I think I must have been pretty ignorant even then. I always just figured that h
The History of Israeli sports is a short one. Israel did not really put emphasis on physical conditioning or athletic ability until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This is due to the fact that the Greeks, inventors of the Olympics, were very
As I was thinking about my culture project I finally thought, why not create an itinerary for myself on the sights to see in Turkey. I do plan on going at some point in my life and this project will not only show others the places to go but will giv