ÿþ<html> <head> </head> <body> <BODY BGCOLOR="#050132" link="yellow" vlink="yellow" > > <FONT COLOR="yellow"> <center> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/seasun.JPG"><br> Our Turkish friends planned the final part of our trip all around the<br> Bosphorus Sea (which connects both sides of Istanbul).<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/dinner.JPG"><br> One night we had dinner on the Asia Side and they presented us with their club pins!<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/oapin.JPG"><br> Okan and Ana Maria<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/yspin.JPG"><br> Yaprak and Susybell<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/jish1.JPG"><br> Me and Ay_egül<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/theboat.JPG"><br> The next night, they planned a boat trip for us and invited all the <br>Rotaract Service Clubs in Istanbul!<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/flags2.JPG"><br> That night, we met Çiçek Köksal, president of the Istanbul Altunizade <br>Rotary Club and exchanged club flags from the U.S. and Turkey.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/flags.JPG"><br> Özlem, me, Liliana, Irene and Ada (peeking behind) with the flags.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/bellyset2.JPG"><br> Then the belly dancer started!<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/dyeshim.JPG"><br> And made everybody dance.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/gq.JPG"><br> This is Ömür another member of the club who hosted us so well.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/protective.JPG"><br> And K1vanç was holding down the fort and making sure everyone was well taken care of.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/hakan.JPG"><br> And I can't forget Hakan!<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/bddude.JPG"><br> And the Guys (Deniz, Latif and Baran)<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/abanico.JPG"><br> Then it was time for our Thank You Ceremony. To start, our club <br> presented Özlem a classic Spanish Fan and a necklace from Spain.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/goldexp.JPG"><br> We also had a special golden plaque made with the Madrid Coat of Arms.<br> It said, "In Remembrance of the Brotherhood between Madrid-Serrano and Istanbul Altunizade.<br> Uniting the Ties of Friendship."<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/them.JPG"><br> They loved it!<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/show.JPG"><br> At the end of the night, I did a little performance of some Spanish flamenco and American jazz.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/turksong.JPG"><br> Followed by an excellent guitarist/singer who played great Turkish Music.<br><br><br><br> <img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/may2004/thankyou/together.JPG"><br> Words can't fully explain the friendship shared between these two clubs. After a few <br>days, we felt like we'd been friends for years. They will be visiting Madrid soon and<br> we will be doing lots of service projects together in the future.<br><br> THAT'S THE UPDATE FOR MAY! THANK YOU ROTARY! <br><br> <center><a href="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/spain.htm"><img src="http://www.jaredcrebs.com/home.gif"</a> </body> </html>