While Courses Ending, School Finishing...

Dear All,
We approaching to the final days of the 2007-2008 Academic Year in Turkey. Tomorrow I am going to do my final course at the Yeditepe University. Next week, the courses finish at Boğaziçi Universiy. Ending each term brings in the sadness of departure to us_to the instructors. Whereas, we all know that new doors of the new worlds open before our youngesters. This is a different type of time for them; exciting, motivating and annoying. I wish good luck to all graduates of this year. The girl student in the photo is the one who contributed a lot to my previous book called: A Bunch of In-Class Activities. She was one of the authors. Her name is Duygu Deniz. I still remember her 4-year ago appearance . What a speedy life! She will start working as a "Teacher of English" soon. I wish her "Good Luck"! I believe she will be a very good and creative teacher.
This year is my 32nd year in the "teaching" profession. All these years have gained value through my thousands of students. I have done my favourite job for years and I still go on. If you are doing your hobby as a profession, it means you are really a very lucky person. You never want to leave it even during the holiday time. But I know, I must be among the happy minority. Today it is very difficult, especially in Turkey, to have the profession in your dreams.

19th May is coming. It is a festival day of Turkish Youth presented by great leader Ataturk. I wish happy, successful and healthy days for all the young. With love and peace...
Hayal KÖKSAL