The Trapped In Turkey Tour Ends
The Trapped in Turkey Tour is over. The tour was technically only three weeks long, but it felt…
July 24, 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
Those Istanbul Nights
The blue roofs open to the sky and we bounce to giddy Balkan beats. New friends are made,…
July 20, 2014
Shooting A Discontinued Roll
I am constantly learning about film photography. I’ve been shooting and developing it since I was 8 years…
July 9, 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
The Chora, At Last!
I visited Istanbul as a tourist three times before moving here in January 2013– over a year ago.…
June 27, 2014
Hidirellez: Istanbul’s Most Raucous Night
Last year, I heard about a festival on Istanbul’s Golden Horn full of gypsy bands and all-night dancing;…
June 23, 2014
A Benedictine Buzz at Brevnov Monastery
I experience distance differently now. Before I resided in Istanbul, I lived in Boston and studied in Prague—two…
June 21, 2014
Ikamet Woes and The TRAPPED IN TURKEY Tour
I’ve been quiet about something that’s consumed me. For the last eight weeks, I’ve been legally unable to…
June 15, 2014
Istanbul’s Gray Days
Often I think the best times to explore Istanbul’s neighborhood are on the gray days. The threat of rain…
June 8, 2014