It’s Family Visit Time!
I haven’t been posting as often this week as I’d like to. But I have a great excuse:…
April 29, 2013
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April 2013
That Sunny Sunday on Rumeli Feneri
Sometimes, I follow folks on adventures without fully figuring out where we’re going. I’m not lazy or irresponsible.…
April 25, 2013
RiverSing: A Celebration Of The Charles
This is a Flashback Friday, sort of. This has been a rough week for Boston, and I have been…
April 19, 2013
From Far Away, Experiencing The Boston Marathon Bombing
In the months leading up to my departure to Istanbul, my mother worried constantly about how close I…
April 16, 2013
The Istanblues
I first heard about the W-curve before I studied abroad in Prague. The W-curve refers to the phases…
April 15, 2013
How To (Not) Enjoy The Festival of Sant Joan in Barcelona
This Flashback Friday is from summer 2011. My sister Hillary and I backpacked for six weeks after her…
April 12, 2013
A Day Exploring Cihangir
When I decided to move to Istanbul, I knew exactly which neighborhood I was going to live in:…
April 11, 2013
Where Is Home?
As an expat, I often get asked the same question over and over again. “Where are you from?”…
April 7, 2013
From Israel to Adrspach-Teplice: A Turning Point
This FLASHBACK FRIDAY is from summer 2009. The actual diary I kept now resides somewhere in California, so…
April 5, 2013
How Some Balloons Almost Got Me Shot
It began simply, with a twist of the fantastic. We were walking along the Moda Seaside on a…
April 4, 2013