Five Years Abroad
Today, I’ve been in Istanbul for half a decade. Five years ago, when I boarded an airplane on…
January 29, 2018
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Making Chai
This weekend, I made masala chai. When I was in India last year, it was one of the…
October 16, 2017
“Isn’t It Dangerous?”
When I was in Tunisia in May, my friend Danielle and I went to a small island called…
July 12, 2017
On Travel, Home, and Balance
Recently I was gushing to my friend Masha about how happy I was to be back in my…
May 23, 2017
Lake Ohrid and A Return To Joy
Simone and I sat above the Church of St. John of Kaneo as the sky streaked pink and…
May 18, 2017
Four Years Abroad
At the end of July, I sat down and made a list. On it was all the places…
January 29, 2017
Goodbye, 2016.
Finally, FINALLY, it’s the end of 2016. I started this year with plans and goals and schemes and…
December 31, 2016
Fill Your Life With Beautiful Things
The big broad strokes of Istanbul life fill my writing. It’s an amazing knot of a city that…
August 18, 2016
This Melancholy Summer
Istanbul summer is supposed to be full of joy. At this time last year, I was working two…
July 27, 2016
A New Normal
“My soul, my beauty, my dolorous one, the day of disaster is at hand, come to me no…
July 22, 2016