Bazaar and barbers...

Last night we went to the bazaar for shopping and the men in the group went for a shave at a Turkish barber. My dad was very nervous and I think he was worried that we might laugh at him, so he wouldn't let any of us watch! We had to sneak up on him and take a picture in the mirror. Seb had a shave too and he liked it I think, but he wasn't sure what he thought when they started burning his ear hairs off!

Afterwards dad was actually really pleased that we got a picture and we had dinner and we shopped. I got a big box of Turkish delight, some 'genuine fake' sunglasses, (mine broke yesterday!) and this beautiful lamp for my room. My dad spend a ridiculous amount of money on an inlaid backgammon set, which is very beautiful, and I think I might be investing in a handbag. They are fake label but they are very good quality and I don't really care very much if it's fake as long as it's made of real leather and it looks nice.

Today we are going on the carpet trip and then to the hammam (tukish bath) for a body scrub and massage. Hopefully will post about that later, though probably the hammam will go on my beauty blog. I'm posting so much here because we have free wifi at this Marina, but tomorrow we won't so I'll be posting less!

Love, Lucy xx

Exam results

Hey lovelies!!

Yesterday I got my results of my IB diploma over the phone to the boat. I got 30 points and 13 at higher which is very irritating because for my uni place I needed only 24 points but 15 at higher. OI have rung em and emailed them and hopefully they will accept me anyway.

There were some tears when I found out as obviously I was gutted as east London is my top choice and there is no other uni offering that course, but I did still get into my insurance choice, so even if east London decide they don't want me at least I know I'm going to uni somewhere.

The boat is lovely and we have been doing some really cool things. We went on a trip and saw big turtles and some ruins, and we sailed along the dalyan river. Tomorrow we go on a cultured trip to see a gorge and a carpet factory and a mosque. Very interesting!

Tonight we are in fethieye which is quite big so there is a really nice Marina though I have to limp around as Paul, our captain told them that there was a disabled person inboard so that we didnt have to park miles out and walk for ages!

We are going shopping in the bazaar to get Turkish delight and other stuff, and I think my dad and Seb are going to a Turkish barber for a shave! I might see if there are any treatments I can have done and if I find some I will post about them on my beauty blog!

Mucho love, Lucy xx

At the airport!

Just a warning that my blog will be high and dry for the next week because I'm at the airport waiting to board a plane to turkey with my family. See you in a week! Xx

Packing and Organising Chaos!

hello, my little blogsters. while i write this post, i'm very aware that i have no followers, but i recon by next week at least my granny will be reading this, so hi granny!

while i haven't actually left yet, i am thinking about my trip every day, and as i'm going to be in Turkey with my family in the week before i depart for Uganda (stopping off in london for just over 24hours between countries!) i need to start thinking about packing.

as an immensly organised person who loves to make lists and plan in advance, this excites me greatly :)

but below is the scene that ecompasses the main floor space in my room. the space in the middle is where i sat to sort things!!

the pile of stuff at the top of the picture is my Uganda shrine, where i put all of the stuff i need to take with me, mainly donations that people have given for the children to use and play with.

the list making is going strong, and i've been digitalising everything on my iphone so i can carry it all with me.

oh god. i seem like monica from freinds. i'm quite normal really. honest.