I know what you're thinking and no, all turkey's do NOT come from Turkey. Just wanted to make that clear. Thank you. Flight plans:

SANTA BARBARA, (SBA) to ATATURK, ISTANBUL(IST) - Trip Duration: 18 hr(s) 15 mn(s)
Flight Information	Origination	Destination	Departure	Arrival	Stops
American Airlines Flight: 3010 N/A	Santa Barbara, santa Barbara	Los Angeles Intl, los Angeles	3/10/2010 05:55 PM Terminal:	3/10/2010 06:40 PM Terminal:
British Airways Flight: 268 N/A	Los Angeles Intl, los Angeles	Heathrow, london England	3/10/2010 08:35 PM Terminal:	3/11/2010 02:50 PM Terminal:
British Airways Flight: 680 N/A	Heathrow, london England	Ataturk, istanbul	3/11/2010 04:20 PM Terminal:	3/11/2010 10:10 PM Terminal:
ATATURK, (IST) to SANTA BARBARA, SANTA BARBARA(SBA) - Trip Duration: 23 hr(s) 17 mn(s)
Flight Information	Origination	Destination	Departure	Arrival	Stops
British Airways Flight: 675 N/A	Ataturk, istanbul	Heathrow, london England	3/17/2010 09:05 AM Terminal:	3/17/2010 11:15 AM Terminal:
British Airways Flight: 269 N/A	Heathrow, london England	Los Angeles Intl, los Angeles	3/17/2010 03:10 PM Terminal:	3/17/2010 07:15 PM Terminal:
Us Airways Flight: 6984 N/A	Los Angeles Intl, Los Angeles	Santa Barbara, santa Barbara	3/17/2010 10:45 PM Terminal:	3/17/2010 11:22 PM Terminal:

Phrases: Please Lütfen

Thank you Tesekker erdim

You're welcome Bir sey degil

Where is … …… nerede?

I don't know. Ben don/biliyor

Hello! Merhaba!

My name is Hannah. Ismim Hannah

What is your name? Adiniz/Isminiz nedir?

Yes Evet

No Hayir

Do you speak English? Ingilizce konusabiliyor musunuz?

Goodbye Allahaismarladik

Money:

1 US Dollar = 1.55317 Turkish Lira 1 Turkish Lira (TRY) = 0.64384 US Dollar (USD)

5 US Dollar = 7.76585 Turkish Lira 5 Turkish Lira (TRY) = 3.21922 US Dollar (USD)

10 US Dollar = 15.53170 Turkish Lira 10 Turkish Lira (TRY) = 6.43845 US Dollar (USD)

20 US Dollar = 31.06340 Turkish Lira 20 Turkish Lira (TRY) = 12.87689 US Dollar (USD)

50 US Dollar = 77.65850 Turkish Lira 50 Turkish Lira (TRY) = 32.19223 US Dollar (USD)

100 US Dollar = 155.317 Turkish Lira 100 Turkish Lira (TRY) = 64.38445 US Dollar (USD)

Middle Eastern Coutries

Bahrain: Snorkeling in the coral reefs Egypt: See the pyramids of Giza Iran: Go to a bazaar Iraq:Boating on the Euphrates river Israel: See a mosque Jordan: Float in the dead sea Kuwait: See Failaka Island Lebanon: See Tripoli Oman: Hike the Hajar Mountains Palestine: Explore the old quarter of Nablus Qatar: Qatar National Museum Saudi Arabia: Ride a camel Syria: Check out Damascus Turkey: Drink Turkish coffee United Arab Emirates: Go to the Al- Maha Desert Resort Yemen: See the great dam at Ma'rib

Invisible Children Day 3.

I am now on the plane on my way back to the U.S. This morning we woke up at dawn, and I helped with the morning chores, which included milking the goat. Akiki's mom showed me how to go about doing this, and I'm afraid to say the goat holds a grudge against me now. It was quite fun once I got the hang of it, but Akiki said it took me forever. I fed their chickens as the sun was rising, and was having breakfast at about six thirty. I had to leave soon after that, but they would not let me go without giving me a gift. I refused a chicken and a calf (where was I to put them?) and ended up with a beautiful necklace of braided strings of different colored beads, and a bracelet to match. The whole village saw me off, and it was around 2:30 by the time I got back to the capital, Kampala. I was an hour early for my connecting flight to Amsterdam, so I had lunch at another stand selling roasted corn on a stick. It had a wonderfully smokey flavor, and was covered in butter. I am about to land in Amsterdam, but I regret having to leave. I am so happy I was able to reunite the two families with their children, and I had a great adventure. I'm glad they are safe.

Invisible Children Day 2.

Today I woke up at 5:00 with jetlag, but it was a good thing I did because the kids didn't sleep much later themselves. After breakfast, we went to my car, and I drove out of town. A whole hoard of kids ran after us and were holding on to the fender and the windows. Namono, Akiki, and Nabulungi were shouting and laughing with all the kids, and we left town in a happy mood. Around thirty minutes later, we stopped in the middle of the wilderness because an elephant had walked across our path. The kids thought it was mildly interesting, but I was facinated. That facination turned to fear when it came right up to the car, reached in with its trunk, and stole the aple I'd been eating! I was scared stiff when her trunk rubbed against me. it was scratchy and rough, but amazing. By the time we were moving again, the kids started laughing at the face I made when it came up to us. I couldn't help it, I started laughing too. We took the rest of the day to look for birds and antelope in the game reserve we were in, and were surrised to see a Gabon Viper in the road right in front of us. We all got scared and drove away quickly. It was the evening by the time we got to the kids village, and it was Akiki's house we came upon first. He jumped out of the car and ran inside, and we heard the wails of his mother and father when they saw him. Pretty soon it seemed that the whole village had come to see us, and I was showered in thanks and hugs from the mothers and fathers of the kids. Namono and Nabulungi's family was still sad though, because of their lost brother, but the mood got lighter when they invited me to dinner with them. We had sweet potatoes and roast chicken in a type of spicy tomato sauce. We were all happy an full, and we went to bed happy, I stayed in Akiki's home. It was a really great day.

Invisible Children Day 1.

I have the amazing opportunity to be able to spend time with three kids from northern Uganda who have been affected by the war. I met them in front of a hospital where they stay the night. When I first saw them I was shocked. One of them had a bandage covering half of his head, and another had crutches and a cast on her foot. The last one seemed perfectly healthy. They were very happy to see me and were very interested in why I was here. I told them that I had seen them in Invisible Children and I wanted to meet them for myself. The boy with the bandage was named Akiki. When I asked him what it meant, he said "Friend". The older of the girls, who was roughly 9, was named Namono, which means "Younger Twin" because she had another twin. Her younger sister, who was 5, was named Nabulungi or Beautiful. I told her that she was aptly named, and she was very happy. I asked them how they ad met each other, and they said they had been in abducted on the same day. Namono's twin was killed because he started to cry when they were separated. She can barely talk about this because they were very close. She started crying very hard and it was all I could do to comfort her. She told me that if there was any way she could bring him back, she would. Nine is way too young to die. I wanted to cry too. Akiki explained that they were able to escape two days later when the guard slipped and fell into the creek next to the road they were traveling on. They were able to slip away into the bush, and they ended up here. Then they told me that was only about a week ago! I told them that if they showed me how to get there, I would take them to their village. They were ecstatic, and wanted to go immediately. I said it was too late, but I would take them to dinner first. We went to this tiny stand that was in the middle of the city. They were serving a wonderful beef stew with potatoes and corn in it. We could smell it from down the street and it smelled delicious. Afterward, we went to a small inn where I stayed the past night, and had three mattresses brought up. The kids fell asleep immediately, and it was good to see them so happy. Akiki, Namono, and Nabulungi Near where I met the kids.

Germany Day 7.

This is my last day in Germany. This morning I took another ICE train from Bremen to the Capital, Berlin. After I dropped off my bag at my hotel, I decided to go to the Berlin Zoo Because it is a very good zoo and it is really close to my hotel. The first exhibit I saw Was Knut, the polar bear's. He was very famous because he was one of the first polar bear cubs successfully raised by people. There was a big crowd, but I managed to see him swimming and playing with his ball. I saw many other animals, but my favorite was the leopard exhibit, there was a cute cub that reminded me of my cats at home. I am glad to be going back tomorrow. I had a good lunch, wiener schnitzel and french fries, and then went to look at the town its self. I saw a whole bunch of cool buildings and towers, and one hotel that had a HUGE fish tank running through the middle of the building. I walked passed this one store, and all they sold was chocolate! I went in and bought Way too much chocolate, and was chewing on a dark chocolate Brandenberger Tor while I walked to dinner. It was a really good indian place, and I had the Best Chicken Tikki Masala. Afterward I went to bed, I have a big day of flying tomorrow! Berlin Zoo's front gate Knut! this is what my chocolate looked like