Mostly just been working, and then relaxing and wondering around the town. Been doing things on my own the last little while, seeing the town taking some great photos. Although there isn't a whole lot to take photos of in the town were living. Mostly just the harbour is the only site to see in the city, along with the big castle which is right on the harbour. We've walked a round it a few times now but have not gone in.
Everyone in cyprus is so incredibly nice and friendly, and the guys have the confidence to actually talk to you! The staff at the hotel are very nice, although when I come into the staff entrance with my normal clothes on I always get stopped, they think I'm just a random person trying to creep on the hotel, but I come in my farm clothes and they say nothing. I guess they don't expect Raychels volunteers to dress ok when their not working hahaha. As soon as you explain to them they have no problem and usually ask you how you are and let you continue on your way. Yesterday every person I passed going into the hotel said hi to me, I mean it was in Turkish but I still new what they ment. (Merhaba) is the word for hello, that is all I know in Turkish because thank you is probably the most complicated word to say, how are you and I'm fine isn't to bad but thank you is a whole another story.
One thing I've noticed since being here is the ratio to male and female, there are so many more men then women here it's incredible, it's so starkly noticeable, I'm not sure in why there is such a difference in the ratio but its very prominent. I think that has a lot to do with why most guys are not afraid to talk to you.
Another thing that is kind of different is the fact that we walk through construction zones all the time, like its not big deal, everyone does it and the workers don't even care. If you tired to do that in Canada you would be arrested or at the very least screamed at and escorted out. The workers don't even wear construction gear, no protective anything. Most of them are actually just in normal clothes. It's so bad that scooters actually drive through the construction zones! They just drive up on the sidewalk if they can't get by a truck or machine. The other day I actually seen a car drive through the construction zone, and then drive up onto the sidewalk to get around. I'm telling ya the amount of people who drive on the sidewalks over here is rediclous!
The other night we went out as a group for dinner, it was a little later at night around 8 and when we got there the waiter gave us blankets to use, because we were sitting outside! It was prob the coolest thing I've ever seen at a resturant. I only had a light sweater on so I worked out to my favour. It kept me nice and warm. We decided to keep with out tradition and if there's not chocolate on the menu we usually order it, we like to try it in each place we go. It was not the best here in Cyprus. It was more like hot milk with a little tiny bit of coca powder in it. It wasn't the best thing but it also wasn't to bad.
The other day at the market we asked RayChel if we could get some more milk and cereal meaning like one of each...apperently she felt we asked a few times so we needed 5 boxes of cereal and 12 boxes of milk hahaha I have no sweet clue how were going to eat it all before we leave next Sunday. Should be a challenge!
We worked at the market the other day, and we belly danced! It was so much fun! At first I was a little hesitant but it turned our to be a blast. We were all a little worried that people at the market might have a problem with so mucus kin showing seeing as the turkey side is mostly Muslim. But we didn't have any problems, no o e said anything and everyone seemed to really enjoy watching it. We got our pictures taken many times and we even got filmed by a camera crew for a news channel. They interview RayChel and filmed up dancing. The people who worked at the market really enjoyed having music on and being able to listen to it even if they couldn't see us. But word got around the market fast and soon everyone was coming to watch. I hope we get to do it next week!
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