August 5, 2014
by Joanna Birkner
Comments Off on Joanna Birkner ’16: A crash course in Turkish politics (Your guide to the upcoming Turkish Presidential Election)
It was a hot and lazy day in Bursa and I spent the afternoon watching TV and relaxing at home with my host family. For the first time I breached the subject of Turkish politics with them. The conversation was … Continue reading
July 28, 2014
by Joanna Birkner
Comments Off on Joanna Birkner ’16: Türkiye’den merhabalar!
Hello from Turkey! I am now at the halfway point of my State Department Critical Language Scholarship in Bursa, Turkey. It’s hard to believe that I have been living in Bursa for a month, but as they say in Turkish … Continue reading
July 16, 2014
by Alyssa Banotai
Comments Off on A Postcard From: Joanna Birkner ’16
Name: Joanna Birkner Year: 2016 Major: History, Middle East Studies Concentration What’s happening? We’d love to hear how your internship is going! This summer, I received a State Department Critical Language Scholarship to intensively study Turkish for eight weeks. I … Continue reading