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A Thousand Apologies 3 May 2012 | 07:42 am
It has been intentional. My silence - the necessity of which was painful because silence is not my forte. Since December, I have remained in Turkey and done my best to adjust to daily changes in sc....
Butter Me Up for 2012 30 Dec 2011 | 11:18 pm
I've reconnected with an old friend in Turkey. We were always in contact but have recently spent a lot more time together. In fact, you might know him by his first name, Butter? If you've forgotten hi...
Turkey for Thanksgiving 29 Nov 2011 | 12:36 am
Question: What are Turkish people thankful for? Answer: Their teachers. Ironically (or perhaps, not so ironically) Nov 24th is Teacher Appreciation Day in Turkey. This means students shower you with...
Remember When Jasmine "Steals" the Apple... 23 Nov 2011 | 10:22 pm
Everyone's seen the Disney movie Aladdin (if you haven't please do NOT continue reading until you have). You know the scene when Jasmine casually hands a hungry little beggar boy an apple - then walk...
I Can't Find My Size.... 10 Nov 2011 | 08:31 am
American sizes. European sizes. The even numbers or the odd numbers. Something runs small. Something else runs large. Many things just don't fit at all no matter the size. Today is hard. Unexpectedly...
Kurban Bayram (and The Day of the Locked Door) 7 Nov 2011 | 05:01 am
I just locked myself out of the apartment. How did I manage this? Well, a hospitable neighbor came by to wish me “Happy Bayram” and in an effort to actually speak with him, I shut the door on a barkin...
10 + 1 Reasons to Love Turkey 4 Nov 2011 | 07:05 am
1. That the caloric value of food is referred to as “energy” rather than calories and somehow makes me feel as if it has only positive energy with no negative effects. 2. Women here are plump and bea...
I came, I saw, I've yet to conquer... 29 Oct 2011 | 05:33 am
Finally… 7 days in, I’ve found some time to recap my move half-way around the world! Turkey is, in a word, eclectic. In many ways, Adana is just like New York City or other major U.S cities. Yet in o...
I Respectfully Defer 16 Dec 2010 | 03:25 am
In "Setting the Table," restaurateur Danny Meyer unravels the ethics of his business model which, simplified, focus on treating your employees as wonderfully as possible. Whereas most business-minded ...
Adrift but Unbroken 8 Dec 2010 | 07:11 am
The thing that frustrates me the most about my day is the lack of certainty & reliability which surrounds my only form of transportation in NYC: the subway. It can start my day off on a depressingly b...
