Ankara, Turkey - New Year's in Turkey is a big deal. It is like Christmas and New Year's wrapped in one massive present. What we consider Christmas decorations, the Turks consider New Year's decorations. Which is why I started to notice 'Christmas' trees and men wearing Santa hats on New Year's eve.
Our club, Baskent, invited us to one of our sponsors place; a cafe located at the rink called 'X-House'. The sign out front gives the impression of a strip club, but when you walk in, it is completely stripped bare of anything but chairs and tables. The entire board of our club brought their families to enjoy in a large meal that the president helped prepare.
It was a nice meal but the real bonus was all the beer and Raki (Turkish alcoholic drink). After a few drinks the president and his sons showed us a traditional dance from the region that he is from (Northeast, on Black Sea). Then we all joined in and learned how to dance like a Turk. It was quite easy and a lot of fun. In Turkey, I am a good dancer.
Once New Year's struck, Brittany, Kate, Blake, and myself headed to the Ankara University women's import players apartment. We were joined by members of other teams as well and socialized till about 4 or 5am. It was a very memorable New Year's.
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