Shaken up

Two weeks ago I was hit by a car. It seems that this is almost a a right of passage in Istanbul, where the drivers are crazy and the traffic is infamous. Having said that, it was entirely my own fault. Plugged into my iPod, I came to cross what I thought was a one-way street. So I looked right, and failed to look left. I soon became aware of the fact that it wasn't a one way street when a load beep screeched in my ears and I was knocked off my feet, rolled over the bonnet and landed in the gutter. I was shocked but unhurt, and was quick to get to my feet and brush myself off. Since then I look right AND left when I cross the road, and thus, at the age of 22, I have finally learnt the art of road safety. Once again, silly foreign girl.