My interest in Turkish language and culture comes from the relationship I have with a girl I met here in the U.S. who is from Turkey. After spending time with her and becoming really good friends, her constant references to the beauty of her home country and the traditions that make up her culture I became intrigued and wanted to know more. Being that it is the last semester of my senior year and our school offers a Turkish class, I figure there is no better time than now to make the most of this opportunity and to begin enriching my knowledge of the Turkish language and culture.
During this semester, I hope to foster a basic knowledge of the Turkish language by learning greetings, key phrases like "how are you" and "what is your name", and pronunciation so that I can read Turkish letters. By the end of this semester, I would like to be able to have small conversations that would allow me to communicate with natives and navigate through the country for whenever I plan to visit.
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