Empty Nest Expat

Ozgecan Aslan Last week, a bright, beautiful 20-year-old Turkish university student named Ozgecan Aslan was the last person on her s...

The last time my free speech was censored in Turkey was right before a local election. The entire Google Blogspot domain was shut down. The ...

If one stays in a country long enough as an expat, it's easy to see places where one could contribute. Turkey recently had its 90th an...

Protesters doing yoga in Gezi Park What a fascinating week in Turkey as my friends have risen up and demanded their Turkish democracy be...

A cup of Turkish coffee is the perfect accompaniment to blog reading It's a beautiful snowy day here in Istanbul. It was a joy t...

  Brian Smith and me One of the fun parts about living in Istanbul is so many friends come through town as tourists. This summer it wa...

Looking back on my participation in "The Vagina Monologues," I can not be more proud of myself for having done it. Eve Ensler is t...

 Travel writer Benji Lanyado in Vienna Should he be looking at his phone instead? My goodness, I never expected to be away from my blog for...

Wow, if you aren't on Twitter yet, I can't recommend it enough. It has been absolutely fascinating to see the power of social netwo...

Yikes, I've been on the thing like...a week. I'm already addicted. It's awesome. Mr. Tweet is awesome too. I'm really en...