FYI (FOR YOUR
INFORMATION)
We're now in the eighth
week of the term and after the spring break will have only eight weeks
left to go. So, this semester is half over. And now we've started to
wait impatiently for the break, just to have a couple of days of holiday
and, in the case of some of us, to catch up with our coursework.
There are lots of things
to do between March 24 and April 3. If you're interested in movies and
will be staying in Ankara, you could catch the last two days of the 17.
Ankara Film Festival, which started on the 16th of this month and will
run through the 26th. The festival has several categories of films to
enjoy: documentaries, shorts, and Turkish and international feature
films. The festival also includes a concert at Saklıkent on the 22nd.
For more information and the movie schedule, you can check the
festival's website at:
http://www.filmfestankara.org.tr
Also in Ankara, there
will be about twelve different concerts that you can go to. You probably
won't be interested in all of them, but I'm sure that at least a couple
of them would be enjoyable for everyone.
At the movie theatres,
there will be lots of new films to see, including "Capote," "Brokeback
Mountain" and "The Pink Panther":) If you're thinking of going to
İstanbul, there are lots of plays, concerts and shows that might be
interesting. I checked the Biletix website, and there are some excellent
things to attend. If you want to go somewhere outside of Ankara, I
strongly suggest that you take a look at
http://www.biletix.com/ and plan a couple of days of cultural
activities.
And if you're tired of
big cities, you could go somewhere quiet. Resort towns like Bodrum and
Çesme will probably be very quiet, so if you wanted to, you could see
these places without the summertime crowds, and at a low price. Besides
these summer resorts, you could find other great places to visit by
doing a little research on the internet. There are lots of wonders in
our country that are waiting for us to explore them, and this time out
from school would allow you to spend a couple of days discovering one of
them.
So, I hope you enjoy
your spring break, and don’t forget to study while having fun :)
Sıla Türkü Kural (EE/IV)
turku@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
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