Fail.

I have this problem, and it's called "I sometimes say really stupid things." I'm hoping I'm not alone in this, but regardless, it can actually be pretty funny sometimes. The following examples come from Turkish class.

So we were talking about question words and their endings, i.e. neresi, nerede, nereye, nereden, etc. Our teacher was having us ask questions using these words as practice. We got to the word nereden, and I remembered that you use the 'den' ending (from) with the verb for 'to be scared of.' So, I asked Çiğdem how do say 'to be scared of' and I swear she said "kokmak." (The actual word is korkmak.) So, I raised my hand and said to my teacher, "Nereden kokuyorsun?" This doesn't make very much sense grammatically...but grammar aside, it means "From where do you smell?"

Awesome. I love it when the whole class is laughing at me and I have no idea what's going on. XD

Another time I apparently used a word that only kindergarteners say... I didn't know the word for waterbottle so I just called it 'suluk,' su meaning water and luk meaning container....and so Şirin and Hikmet laughed at my innocence and naivety. Awesome.

Class on Wednesday was fun. We were learning about using the word 'ile.' One way to use it is in conjunction with a transportational device.... like a plane, boat, train, etc. Tren ile means 'by train.' Also, you can combine the two words into one word, trenle, to make it easier. Since ile also can just mean 'with,' like, I went to school with my cat, I wondered how you would tell the difference... like, did you go to school with your cat or by your cat? =)

Oh yeah. And today is my little brother's birthday!

Happy Birfday!!

We played on Rockband for my brother this morning at 7:30. It was a little early for a Saturday, but that's okay. I felt worse for my neighbors who had to hear it... =)

Quote of the day:

Drive-thru Whale: "Sever your leg please, sir. It's the greatest day."

Welcome!

Merhaba, benim adım Jülide. Arizona Üniversitesinde okuyorum. Öğretmen ilkokula olmak istiyorum. Büyük, kusurlu ama mükemmel ailem var. Annem ve babam çok güzel var, ve üç kız kardeşim ve bir erkek kardeşim var. Dileler seviyorum! (Türkçe benim dile en sevdiğim!)

Hola, me llamo Julia. Asisto a la Universidad de Arizona. Quiero ser una maestra de escuela primaria. Tengo una familia grande y imperfecta, pero mi familia es excelente. Tengo un madre y un padre muy chevere, y tengo tres hermanos y uno hermano. Me encantan los idiomas. (Español es mi idioma favorita!)

Hello, my name is Julia. I'm studying at the University of Arizona. I want to be an elementary school teacher. I have a large, imperfect but excellent family. I have a great mom and a great dad, and three sisters and one brother. I love languages! (English is my favorite, since it's my primary language. However, I find other languages fascinating!)

I've taken several years of Spanish, and I'm now in my second semester of Turkish. (I took it in middle school too, but had long since forgotten it!) My parents both speak German, and my dad's taught me some Serbo-Croatian.

I plan on talking about Turkish & practicing it a bit on here every once in a while. My grammar will be imperfect, as I am just beginning, but hopefully it will be interesting. =)

I enjoy photography, para para, and poetry. I'll be posting some pictures, dances, and possibly some poems I wrote a while back for a poetry class. I said I enjoy it, not that I was good at it. Just keep that in mind.

I absolutely love music. There's a special place in my heart for techno, but I also love a lot of 80's music, alternative soft-rock, etc.

Well, thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy perusing!

(Just a warning: I will quote homestarrunner.com and random movies on a somewhat-regular basis.)

Today's Quote:

George: "Here, let me peruse it..."
*Pokes motor*

Old Fred: "Well, what do you think?"

George: "I think I burnt me finger."