Now this is what I call a vacation

the best thing about life is the experiences that you go through.For the last two days Ive been on the beautiful coast of Izmir with Onur and his parents though we are missing his brother Omur he has always been on everyones mind. The hospitality shown by Onur and his family has been absolutely the best! not only did they make us feel welcome by preparing the best turkish food ever and sharing their home with us. but they welcomed us with opened arms as if we were family already ^_^ today was especially special, in the morning we woke up to the smell of the amazing cooking by Onur mom. she made us a traditional turkish breakfast which consisted of different sorts of cheeses, olives, bread and fresh jam made of both apricot and peach. We were also fortunate enough to have different what looked to me like spinish wraps, which consists of spinish, and cheese wraped in layers of a thin toasted crust. Not only is this breakfast healthy and delicious but truly filling!!
Later on we headed to the beach Onur and I headed to the warm waters of Eisian sea, now fair warning it may give you a bit of a chill, but once you dip in the water is the best I have yet to swim in! The beach is not your typical sandy coast like those in California but consists of pepples and rocks before you can get in and the water it self is absolutly amazizing! Its like liquid glass, its so clear you can see straight to the bottom and best of all no sharks or other big fish to worry about! there are not very large waves so you can literaly stay out in the water for hours with out a care in the world ^_^ after swimming onur and I joined our parents for a beer and fries and a little chit chat.
though Onurs parents have a limited english vocabulary and my parents know no Turkish, ine may think that we may have trouble understanding each other. No one can be more wrong! Onur played the translator but for the most part my parents and his could get along pretty well and its all because of patience and a opened mind! ( note to all my travelers out there THESE ARE IMPORTANT TRAITS NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO!) after we were done we headed back home to wash off and get ready to do a little sight seeing (Thank you Onur for driving us around) we saw a few other port side cities like Ashicara which held last year wind surfing competition and was originally populated by greeks so much of the architecture is influenced by the greeks. after walking around for a few hours and I made a new friend with a street dog which I named bebe we decided it was time to head back to meet with baba (this means father in turkish and is what I call Onur dad) at a sea side restaurant called -----. We ended up running a little late due to our little detour to the grocery store but after a short ride over to the restaurant we finally made it ^_^ Here is were the night had become amazing!
Baba love his Raki which is a traditional alcoholic turkish drink which is derived from Anis similar to the Peruvian drink Anis. and like baba always says a man is always happy when he has good raki, the sound of a women and the sound of water. So baba orders not only the first round of Raki but delicious sea food orderves like calimari, a sea food plate consisting of sea weed, shrimp and cheese, cooked oysters with rice and as always a fresh salad. all of the food was great! and the main dish was even better due to the fact that it was fresh cached local fish which had a few bones but the taste was truly out of this world! now i have to admit that I had at least two cups of Raki by this time but everyone was laughing and telling stories and having an overall great time. even on the way back home just imagine trying to fit 6 adults into a golf voltwagon hahah trust me it makes for great stories! Tonight my family grew, and the memories we shared together and enjoyed will forever be in my memories and my heart. This is what I love about traveling, and this is what I wish to share with everyone!! The people you meet no matter where you go in the world will always stay with a little piece of you no matter how short or long your visit is with them. So make that memory the best you possible can ^_^ laugh more and enjoy life with everyone on this great planet that whises to share some of that life with you! and like the old saying goes, you only live once so MAKE IT THE BEST LIFE YOU CAN POSSIBLE HAVE!