Valentine's Weekend and Such

The end of the first week of classes ended somewhat uneventfully, but I was ready for the weekend after our fun and excitement at the police station.

I went on Friday to the doctor, and I was very impressed with how efficient my free appointment was. After walking in, the receptionist directed me to the exam room, so I didn't even sit in the waiting room. Within one minute, the doctor came in, looked me over, told me what was wrong with me, and wrote me four (?!?) prescriptions. I was out within five minutes, and I went back a couple hours later to pick up my prescriptions. Altogether, the four drugs cost 47TL, a mere $28.50 or so, which is far less than I would co-pay for even two drugs at home. Already, I'm feeling a lot better, but I did wake up on Saturday with a nasty case of pinkeye brought on by the cold. Within a day, though, it started clearing up, and today is the first day I've woken up feeling healthy, even though I still have a bit of a cough.
I moved in finally and prefer this new room over the last. There is far more space, a bit of a better view, a nicer desk, and I am closer to the classroom buildings. And, my roommate is a good friend of mine, so I'm quite happy with the switch. The room is a little messy as we haven't unpacked fully, and we have two of these chairs, but only one fits in the room well, thus explaining the second floating in the middle by my bed, as I was using my mattress as an ottoman (an ottoman in Turkey--ha!).

A group of friends and I went out to eat and then a few bars in Taksim last night (Valentine's Day) and had a really good time. One thing I find kid of curious is how most of the music in these places are American singers/bands, and oftentimes the DJs (even on the radio) speak impeccable English.

On this lazy Sunday, I plan on doing a bit of reading, so nothing too incredibly exciting. It has rained or been misting non-stop all week and will continue to do so next week. We've been joking about how we haven't seen the sun in a week in a half, and we're kinda bummed by the whole thing, especially with it being between 38-45 degrees all the time. We might see a peek of sun on Tuesday, and maybe Thursday, but the weather forecast is rather monotonous otherwise.