More Football

I sat in on AIESEC Bursa's chapter meeting - in Turkish which Enis kindly translated for me. They all work so hard, bringing in nearly 80 trainees for internships around Bursa during the span of a year while continuing to raise funds and network with businessmen in the city. I was approached about doing some English lessons, and I accepted. I have no idea how to teach English, but I'm going to give it my best shot!
Last night, Turkey played Croatia in a quarterfinal match in the EuroCup 2008. I've always told people I hate soccer ("football"), but watching it with the other trainees and AIESECers in an outdoor cafe is so much fun. It was 0-0 after 120 minutes of play when Croatia scored with a minute or two left in overtime. By this time, I was home and watching the match with my host family and their friends, and everyone was so disappointed. However, less than a minute later, Turkey scored with little time to spare! Everyone in the room jumped up and shared hugs and kisses while dancing around. The game finally went into penalty kicks, and Turkey won. The celebration in the streets (car horns, cheering, singing, guns firing) lasted an hour. Can't wait for the next match!
I woke up early this morning intending to use my computer, but I soon discovered that my adapter that allows me to plug my computer into the European-style sockets was missing. I hopped on the bus for an hour-long ride to the AIESEC office where I found it sitting on the desk where I left it. I don't know what I would have done if it was truly gone...I need my computer!
Because I was already down on the main street in Bursa, I walked to the Kultur Parki because I read there was an archaeology museum there. It was so nice being able to walk around this cool, quiet musuem and just look at the Roman-era artifacts, coins, pottery, and marble statues. The museum did frustrate me a little bit because, in addition to lacking descriptions of many of the artifacts, nearly everything was in Turkish or broken English. I couldn't really put together a coherent picture of life in such a historical region, but I enjoyed looking at marble busts of Zeus and Roman grave markers (stele) with intricate scenes. Sitting behind the museum, there were dozens of stele, sarcophagi, and the capitals of columns mounted on brick bases, a random array of artifacts exposed to the elements.