Recap

Alright! Here it is, and let me warn you first off, this will not be a fascinating read... but maybe in the near future it will be :)
So, I came to Istanbul a week ago... The weather is lovely, often overcast and breezy. The people I have met thus far are very nice. I have learned to say: hello, good morning, box, yes (but not no... um...), thank you, please, sugar, tea, coffee, one, two, three, here... with this extensive vocabulary, clearly I'm practically a native.
I wish this could be more better (see?!?)... I am going to write poorly because 1.)maybe I give myself too much credit and am not so good at writing in the first place 2.) I am in need of a nap.
I am not very good at this job, first of all-- the Au pair-ing, not the blogging. But... okay.
Some things I have noticed: I see people drinking nescafe here. um... sweet potatoes are very expensive. you have to go through metal detectors and put your bags through x-ray machines to be granted entrance into (fancy) malls. I saw an Avon (pronounced ah-vohn) commercial on t.v. as well as Avon billboards, which I never saw in the U.S. I was told that TGI Fridays was very famous when it opened here. I was bummed to discover that I no longer have access to pandora radio and youtube.
People tell me often where the Starbucks are located, I think to make me feel at home.
These might seem like strange things to focus on, but these have been my impressions. I mostly stick with the kids, who like to play with me, but are still getting used to me. I like the family that I am living with/working for and I hope they like me. I have the days off but thus far have been tired and have not ventured out to do much.
I was introduced to another american Au pair, also named Rachel. I was in Asia for approximately 2 minutes. And for now that is all I can write-- I'm sorry it was all about restaurants and not very interesting. there were elections yesterday, and probably other things that would be better to focus on (the kindness of the parents, how funny the kids are) but I'm choosing not to. I choose sleep instead. thank you for reading.