Well, I've been home for the WHOLE weekend...I'm really holding onto the fact that I only have a week left before I go to Cyprus.

I got back home on Friday, & my parents did take me out to eat, which was quite nice. On Saturday, I escaped by going into the nearest town (10 miles & 40 minutes on a bus), & then in the evening, I worked...I worked in an Off Licence here when I was in Upper 6th, & they're short staffed, so as well as getting me money, working there also gets me out of the house for an evening...

Yesterday was obviously Mothers' Day...Went to Church in the morning; the new priest is nice, he's a bit older than the last one...It was sort of weird going to Church here & there being a priest I'd never met before! It was a bit of the shock to the system in more ways than one...The priest is a lot calmer & quieter than Paul, & Church here has pews & everything...I don't even take my shoes off as soon as I walk in!!!!

We went out for lunch yesterday; we had a Meze meal (a huge selection of Turkish & Greek food that everyone shares. Starters are things like Houmous, Taramasalata, Imambayaldi, Cacik, Black Eyed Bean Salad, deep fried courgettes...Main course is stuff like Pastorma, Beef Stefado, Savory Potatoes, Kofte, Shish Kebab...It's great!

I now officially have approval from the Minister of Education in Northern Cyprus to go into schools there for two weeks, but I'm not allowed to go into my uncle's school!!! The Ministry decided I would be of more use elsewhere, so I have to go into schools totally on my own...Which means getting there on my own every day, etc! I'm a bit nervous about it - my Turkish really isn't that great...But I'm also really VERY excited!