Sam - CP - 5

December 3rd was my last meeting with Hasan, at the International Banquet for CIES. Man, what a great time! So much food! So many people! I arrived and sat down with Hasan and some other students for a while. We talked about the food, then we ate some. Hasan made an awesome dish from Turkey, it's like an almond-shaped flatbread pizza topped with finely ground meat (almost like a pate) and vegetables. It was sooo good.

I got to see a dance to the song "Footloose" that Hasan and his friend, Nihan, also from Turkey, worked on with the other CIES students. It was awesome. They were perfectly coordinated and having such a blast doing it. Hasan also played a traditional Turkish song on this stringed instrument (I can never remember the name!) that he had been telling me about, so I was really excited to finally see.

Before the night was over, we took some photos and talked about Hasan's plans in Pennsylvania, his nervousness and excitement. It was sad to say goodbye to Hasan, but hopefully our paths will cross again one day.