Messin' with Texas

As I have already said, I had a short trip to the UK and to Spain last week. The trip was exhausting, but very successful and fulfilling. Except for missing a flight, everything went brilliantly well. In the madness of my travels, I picked up on a few things that stood out in sharp contrast [...]

I just returned from a five day trip that was quite a headache. I think that most of you will not go through a description of the week, so I will give you a bulleted list. I am sure you can still appreciate the madness:

WEDNESDAY: 5:30am – got out of bed and headed to the [...]

Current Mood: EsctaticSo yeah, I had the best weekend ever. Izzy and I went with a few exchange students from Koc University (where Izzy studies) to a rock climbing festival in Olympos outside of Antalya in the south of Turkey. If you want to skip right to the pictures here is the link:
Olympos Climbing Festival
For [...]

Pictures from my Germany and Poland are up at:
Germany and Poland Pictures
I have been really busy since I got back so i haven’t had much time to post. This weekend I am going diving one day and outdoor climbing the second day, so I should have some good pictures for you on Monday, and [...]

Current Mood: HappyThere are two reasons I haven’t written in a while. One, I am on a business trip through Germany, and then next week Poland. The other reason is that until about one minute ago, I had not finished watching all three seasons of the TV show Lost. Now that that is done, I [...]

So I wrote an article for the web zine on the diplomatic pouch (www.dipom.org). You can click the following link to go to where the article is posted, or simply read below.
Diplomatic Pouch Zine: HuskyCon Report by Conrad Woodring
HUSKYCON V REPORT
by Conrad Woodring
My family has been hosting HuskyCon at our home in Long Island, [...]

This is my 100th blog entry!
Before I went on vacation – way back in the end of July – I went to Bangladesh. I have been meaning to put up a post for a long time now but never got around to it. Since my post is so late, it will be less than what [...]

Vacation is over! I am finally back from vacation and ready to get back to regular blogging. First order of business is to give a quick overview of my vacation. To see the pictures I have posted click here!
Mother’s Birthday (2 days): I arrived at home on my mother’s birthday. My aunt – her sister [...]

Current Mood: ConfusedNormally when I socialize, or interact with people, I am usually very aware of each thing I say, and what it says about me. I somewhat treat it like a game of Diplomacy, where it is important to shape other people’s perception of you in a favorable way. I always used to be [...]

My weekend was once again fantastic! Murat asked me how my weekend was when I got back last night (he stayed in Buyukcekmece) and when I told him how great it was he replied, “you always say that.” I went outdoor climbing, swimming at Tahsin’s house outside the city, partied it up on Saturday. I [...]