Ch-ch-ch-changes
You might notice some changes around here. I have been aching to redesign this blog since I…
November 29, 2014
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Returning To The Place I Left
Tomorrow I’m going back to Boston. I’ve spent this last week in Istanbul living my normal Istanbul life:…
July 23, 2014
Returning to Prague: The Little Mother Has Claws
“Prague won’t let you go. The little mother has claws.” – Franz Kafka Returning to a place you…
July 2, 2014
Would You Travel With Someone You Only Met Once?
I met Bridget this summer in Montenegro. I’d been sick and stuck in Kotor for days. The hostel…
April 13, 2014
Travels With Sister: Three Lessons
It’s hard to find a good travel companion– one reason I prefer traveling alone is that it removes…
February 16, 2014
A Year Abroad
It’s been a year. A whole year. When I left snowy Boston and landed in Istanbul, I had…
January 29, 2014
Sometimes Being An Expat Is Frustrating
Moving abroad is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The last year has been ridiculously exciting,…
January 12, 2014
Istanbul is the Crossroads of MY World
There are a lot of clichés about Istanbul— it’s where East meets West, it’s European and Middle Eastern.…
January 2, 2014
Expat Holidays
I don’t get homesick very often. Aside from an early case of the Istanblues, I love living abroad…
December 24, 2013
You and Me and All The Live Music in Ireland
Late October. We sat in a small Istanbul café, him and me, four years after our last meeting.…
December 22, 2013