I'm posting quickly just to have something up here for when I direct people to this blog. As organised as ever, I've misplaced both copies of the itineraries that I received--go figure. O, well.
What I remember:
--Attend Expo 2008, among other things
--I have a free weekend in there somewhere, which I would rather have spent in either Barcelona or Madrid with my cos Laura, but Aunt Roberta apparently didn't think that the beautiful, hard-working little thing deserved a weekend in Europe, for 85% of which I would have paid
--Sometime around two weeks in: lift-off to Istanbul, arrive at our dormitories
--Sometime in the next two weeks: take a few-day-long trip down the Turkish coast
--Wednesday, 06 August: Ryan arrives in Istanbul
--My itinerary from here until 20 August is much more detailed, as we planned it all
--Wednesday, 20 August: lament my return to the United States; have return ameliorated by Boston
We'll be studying water in its many elusive forms: from ancient Roman ruins to modern city water systems, from the only desert in Europe across the Mediterranean to the Bosporus, from the countryside of Spain and the Turkish coast to the bustling modern cities, water's political and social impact, water economics, et cetera. I'm psyched, and so is my Sigg.
I'm quite excited about the organisation of this trip. My advisor is Turkish, and has lived in both Spain and Turkey, speaks those three languages, English, and who knows what else. Her area of expertise is food economics, which I know will play an interesting part in this whole water thing, especially in a world in which the vast majority (dare I say all?) wars and struggles boil down to quibbles (or brinkmanship situations) over resources.
More on that later. Until then, I'm going to continue making ridiculous amounts of lists in preparation and window shopping online in procrastination (I already have my duffle and an organic hemp day-pack (cinch), in addition to shoes (posh sandals, Aquarius vegan, and more...)!).
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