Categorization

As METU students, we all are going to the same university but we are different from each other, so we can be classified in many ways: For example our personalities are not completely alike I mean we have different pleasures, tastes, religious or political views, different goals, interests hence we participate in different social groups; we belong to different departments thus we are taking different courses; we’re coming from different cities even from different countries, not all of us live in the same places; some live in dormitories, some share a house with their friends or families… And all of these show that we belong to different categories according to different aspects.

There's No Place Like Home

After living in Ankara for 37 days , finally I’m home again. It’s only for 4 days, but still, this is enough for me to be happy. Because - to tell the truth- I was fed up with Ankara, the weather of it, which is extremely cold when compared with Antakya, the noise of the city, the polluted, impure air, the cloudy sky, in which it’s impossible to watch the stars and put the tiring day out of your mind, not being able to watch the sunset in the sea -as there is no sea-, the terrible meals, and the absence of the heartfelt, frank people in the streets and so on… But now, in the view of the sea, I'm eating my fish that my sister caught in the early hours of today, I’m able to enjoy not only all of these but being with my family and friends as well. I can get pleasure from the neighbours' good wishes with their joyous faces, my mom's tasty meals, and the traditional foods that can only be found in here, the fresh fruits that I can have from their trees, the sunny weather, the natural beauty in which one can see the gorgeous combination of the green and blue, lying on the sand, watching the sky all night long... Thank god, I'm home :))

There are many people using Second Life and each has their own reasons. According to the interviews I made with people using Second Life, I can divide those people into three categories: one of them consists of people who use it just to hang out and spend time. The second group is made of people who say that they are using it as their friends advised them and as they are told that it's fun. On the other hand, there are also people who takes this game more serious and try to make friends from other countries in order to learn other people's cultures, lifestyles, languages also, so that they can find an opportunity to improve themselves in one aspect.

SecondLife Snapshot

This place I visited in secondlife is one of the places I liked most, because it has the beauty and purity of the nature.

On the left, there are islets with no settlements but in the middle of the picture you can see the place of my dreams, away from the city, isolated and located on the sea, with a wooden house that is big enough to live with the people you love most, surrounded by the trees which form the green background. Near the house, you can see a game place. And when you go a little further, there is the bridge that connects the island to the mainland. The sea's clean image combined with the blue sky is completed by the beauty of the reflection of sunshine.. Maybe this place lacks the entertainments of the city life like cinema or shopping malls, I think it is the best place to relax :)

There are many people in our lives, some of whom we just get along well, some of whom we don't like at all, some of whom we can't even remember when we met or talked to... And there are also some people in our lives that we can't think about a life without them, because they are the most important people in our lives. In my life, this most important person is my sister.

She is tall enough to make other people say that she won't be able to find a suitable boyfriend anymore if she gets taller even for a few more centimeters. She is slim, dresses like a model, and with the fabulous smile on her face which I wish to see forever, the curly hair, beautiful enormous eyes that look ordinary but tells a lot about her when you look in the same way as I do, and the beautiful spot on her nose which makes many people think that she is from India, she is the person I adore :).

The way she talks to people -even the ones she barely knows- is so candid, thus I always consider her as one of the most friendly people I have ever known. She is a good listener and advisor, which is good enough for me to share everything about me with her. And she always tries to do the best she can do to help people and I think this is the reason why she is studying medicine :).
In fact there are many other features of hers but these are the ones that makes her different from the other people I know, makes her my idol!

Introduction

Hi everyone,
I'm Seda Can and my hometown is Hatay. I graduated from Nihal - Turgut Anlar Anatolian Teacher Training High School last year and now I'm studying foreign language education in METU, which was not my ambition before the university enterance exam, but the best I could do.. So I'm here now :))
Anyway, in here I'm living in a dormitory and away from my family for the first time, so I'm having some difficulties about it, but I'm sure that I will get used to it.
Just like everyone, I love walking, reading, hanging out with friends and etc. but listening to music, singing and watching tv series occupy the biggest part of my life.
In my opinion, now that we are being trained to be teachers, we should be able to understand what we read and also write anything we are asked to. So I hope this "Advanced Reading And Writing" lesson will make us improve ourselves on these issues.

My SecondLife username is Seda Silverfall
TappedIn username is SedaC