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August 2019

Though summer often stretches into September in Istanbul, August always feels like the beginning of the end, when…

September 4, 2019

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July 2019

This month has been long and bursting with joys— the ideal summer month. The days are long and…

August 5, 2019

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June 2019

I began the month in cold, rainy Boston and ended it sweltering in Istanbul summer. I thought I…

July 9, 2019

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May 2019

May was a busy, busy month— much of my work wrapped up and I took off, spending maybe six…

June 10, 2019

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April 2019

April was all about transitions, as the spring season should be. In April, I slowly wrapped up two…

May 9, 2019

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March 2019

March was all about settling into my new home, slowly making it mine, and learning how to enjoy…

April 8, 2019

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February 2019

February might be the shortest month, but it always seems to be an eventful one. I took a…

March 6, 2019

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January 2019

The first month of the year is such a slow, strange, beautiful time. Everything seems to move at…

February 8, 2019

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December 2018

Almost all of December was spent in California, living in my parents’ house and visiting my sister. My…

January 3, 2019

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November 2018

November rushed forward, as I tried to tie up loose ends in Istanbul before I went to California…

December 5, 2018