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Coming from the nature of Africa to the fancy streets of Istanbul.

Published by flag-tr Mouna Ayap — 5 years ago

1 Tags: flag-tr Erasmus experiences Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey


Coming from the beautiful nature of Africa to the fancy streets of Istanbul.       

                       Here is my story 

                                 ****

I have been living here for almost lifetime except for some months I have went outside for travel and vacations.

Growing up in a country where people leave by chasing there dreams and daily life's I was some of the most luckiest girls to go to school and get education at a very young age, I would see some girls on my way to school waving goodbye to their brothers as they getting ready for another day at house work.

This was one of the strongest things that made me realise the importance of education at a very young age.

Sending my cer to number of universities abroad I was finally accepted in one of the best universities in Istanbul

I had always missed the simple life back in my home town, here all you see are tall buildings and bus street.

I remember my first winter in Turkey 2016 was my first time ever experience snow fall, I had never went beyond Africa and the Middle East were it doesn't  snow at all!!  It was really wonderful experience it almost felt like cotton.

I left my heart Somewhere in Africa  and I came to seek knowledge and develop my country once again, my country will be great again.

Years have passed like days, I made friends more than family to me, we worked together achieving success, 3 years of the best experience ever. Turkey became like my second home, trips around this beautiful country that I have taken and left a small piece of me in ever city.. Istanbul where I left my biggest piece and I will make sure to come back again.

I came as an individual and left with heart full of amazing friendly people.

I became fluent in another language and became more investable to this world and the different cultures of all of this people, surely it was a trip of lifetime.


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