Up and ready to go to Istanbul. I have decided that it is in fact a very good thing that I had to wake up at 7:40 in the morning today in order to catch the 8:28 bus to catch the 8:58 train to get to the airport... confusing, I know. It is a good thing, however, because if I didn't force myself to wakeup at a normal time when most normal people wake up in the world on a daily basis, I would seriously start to question my ability to do so. Questioning my ability to wake up at 11 am, however, not so much.