istanbul by the numbers

10 – stamps on my passport

2 – visas in my passport

13 – days I've spent in North America this year

5 – days I've spent in Asia this year

101 – days I've spent in Europe

1 – mile. The distance of my house from the Europe/Asia border

2 – out of 7 of the 7 Wonders of the Medieval world I have now seen

119 – days I've gone without driving or riding

3 – cab rides I've taken in Istanbul

102 – miles per hour was how fast the cab in Paris was going to the airport

4 – car crashes I have witnessed on the street

6 – countries represented by students in my studio

7 – countries I have seen on my trip

19,500 – miles I've traveled by plane

45 – hours I've spent on a plane

29 – hours I've spent on a bus

4 – different currencies I've used this year

1.6 – average exchange rate of the Turkish Lira to Dollar

1 – times I was sick in 2008

5 – times I have been sick while in Turkey

3 – average number of liters of water I drink a day while training

147 – pounds. my weight when I came to Turkey

161 – pounds. my weight after 3 months of training

50 – trips to the gym on the other campus

45 – minutes it takes me to get to the gym from my house

4 – step process getting to the gym. Walk, metro, bus, walk

35 – hours I spent on the metro making trips to the gym

25 – hours I spent on the bus making trips to the gym

3 – times my hard drive has crashed this year

11 – motorcycle races I've missed this year

123 – blog posts

400 – average number of views my blog gets per week

186 – pictures I've posted on my blog

14.36 – GB of pictures and video I've taken on the trip (thanks for cameras mom dad and lindy!)

20 – chicken pitas I ate the first month I was in Turkey

0 – chicken pitas I ate the last 3 months in Turkey

1.25 – dollars in costs me for school lunch

1,000,000 – thank yous for everyone that has read my blog!!