Traveling is all about getting to know something; people, new places, history, etc. Once you got the feeling of being in the city, realising or not, you left part of your heart in that specific place.
Istanbul was the first foreign city I visited, it was only for couple of days transit since I had to take care my scholarship and got to know my new family. But then I keep coming back every single year. At first I am not really into it, but after 4 years doing so, I keep missing this city
Istanbul adalah kota pertama - di luar Indonesia- yang saya kunjungi, walaupun waktu itu hanya transit beberapa hari sambil mengurusidokumen beasiswa dan berkenalan dengan keluarga angkat di sana. Awalnya, saya sama sekali tidak tertarik dengan kota ini. Tapi setelah empat tahun, ini jadi kebiasaan. Wajar kalau kemudian ada rasa rindu utuk kembali mengunjunginya
July this year has been a month where everything is about Turki. From reunion till wedding of couple of my close friends. Unfortunately, I couldn't make to any of it. Even after another friend asked me to join her for the trip to Istanbul -it was final time anyway in university, I didn't think I could leave my student back then - .Not long after, one of stemian (aka 
Bulan Juli tahun ini bisa dikatakan bulan yang serba turki. Dari undangan reunion sampai walimah beberapa teman dekat. Sayangnya, walaupun seorang teman dari Jakarta udah membujuk sedemikan rupa, saya tetap tidak bisa berangkat ke Istanbul. Antara sedih dan kesal sebenarnya. Eh tidak lama kemudian salah satu stemian ( aka
Walking through the city, having lunch with simit and lemonade, go through university, to grand pazar, and finally reach the blue mosque and Hagia Sofia. Or having a cup of coffee somewhere close to Topkapi Palace, well, it was my favorite beside in Fatih. Go the Asian side of the country, cross the boshphorus and so on -I better write something more about the country next time hehe
Jalan di sepanjang kota, makan siang dengan simit dan lemonade,melewati kampus, grand pazar,sampai akhirnya istirahat (sejenak) di Mejsid biru aka Mesjid Sultan ahmet, Hagia Sofia, ngopi sekejap di dekat istana Topkapi, menyebrangi boshphorus.. aahh..kangennya udah berlebihan ini. Lain waktu, kayaknya harus ada satu post lainnya tentang kota ini hehe
And few days a go I received a heavy package from Jakarta. Never expected to get such things, and when I open what is in the inside, I was really surprise to see anything I've missed all this year's are there
Beberapa hari yang lalu di meja kerja ada paket dari Jakarta. Perasaan saya tidak belanja online belakangan ini, makanya surprise dapat paket beginian. Dan lebih surprise lagi pas melihat isi dalamnya yang semuanya adalah barang-barang yang saya kangenin beberapa tahun ini.
With all the things they sent, I think I'll survive for another couple of a years before visiting the a country again. It's been 4 years since the last time I was there, a adding 2-3 more will be okay haha.I feel so blessed to have wonderful friends
Kangen yang segimanapun, dengan kiriman teman-teman akhirnya sedikit terobati. Setidaknya nambahin 2-3 tahun lagi sebelum kembali ke negeri ini, masih memungkinkan hehe
Thank you for sending me that much love from Istanbul <3