Amanda is another crazy Izmir girl (and just in case you were wondering, there's only girl exchangers in Izmir now) who has been my roomie on both the trip to Greece and the Big Giant Tour. We've had fights, we've had fun, we've done crazy (and, looking back, kinda stupid) things, gotten drunk as hell together, broken rules, cried, laughed... She is as American as they come, and a welcome pillar of strength and American-ness in this crazy Turkish place. She laughs when she's not supposed to, and doesn't laugh when she is. I still haven't figured out her sense of humor, but I've always been glad for it. We've lost our English together. Amanda is another sister.