By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Hygge  Lately, I’ve been spending more time at home. Cold days, quiet evenings, soft lights, warm drinks. Instead of feeling guilty about it—as I used to—I decided to embrace it. Normally, I would imagine myself losing my mind during this uncertain and loose period before my Erasmus journey. Waiting, not[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  The Winter Olympics have concluded and so has the first month of Bilkent! I don’t know which was more tough though, the athletes of athletes competing for their lives and representing their states or Bilkent students getting up on time to attend classes. But here we are as champions, waiting for the next challenges to overcome… although as[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Tutto Passa  This week, my friends and I visited OMM (Odunpazarı Modern Museum), located in Eskişehir. Some of you might have visited OMM before or know of the large site-specific bamboo installation by Japanese artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, which has almost become a symbol of the museum itself.  What makes this museum unique for me[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Dearest Bilkent readers, a long time has passed. Lives have changed, courses have been added and dropped based on momentary decisions. There are little campus crushes to decide on the entirety of the semester in just a week. For those who have been hit by Eros’ arrow, a certain day[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Ho Ho…Oh No! Fellow happy merry people of Bilkent, this week is THE week. New Year is right around the corner with the not-so-fun surprise of finals. Honestly, I don’t know if this counts as torture, but it feels[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Celebrating Small Moments—A Farewell Before New Beginnings As the year gently folds into its final pages, I found myself standing in the “Dear Theo” exhibition at CerModern, surrounded by Van Gogh’s swirling colors and illuminated brushstrokes and the soft[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Holly jolly Christmas is awakening, my dear friends—certain songs are defrosting, decorations are being pulled from dusty basements and students are heading back home. Of course, there is us, the lovely Bilkenters who remain far from our homes for[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr “Ir de tapas”—The Tunalı version Some traditions spark curiosity even before you ever get to experience them. Spain’s “ir de tapas” is one of those traditions. It’s the simple but delightful act of barhopping with friends—going from one spot[Read More…]