Eeek!

And the countdown begins: I leave for Turkey exactly one week from today!

Itinerary is all set, hostels are reserved... though I've only learned a word or two of Turkish so far, I plan on getting the basics down (please, thank you, where's the bathroom, no you can't be my Turkish boyfriend / husband) between now and when I land in Istanbul. My sister's coworker taught her a phrase which we thought meant "Warning - school bus!" but as it turns out it actually means "Beware of dog." Well, if I hear it at least I'll know to get out of something's way :-)

And even though my mother thinks I'm nuts, one of the two pairs of shoes I plan on packing will be for running. Though I suspect many of you in blogland aren't surprised in the least!

Anyway, the days are pretty packed between now and then, so time should fly quickly... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't getting a little nervous!