Empty Nest Expat

My City of Joy movie posse, Ladies from Global Minds and Istanbook book clubs here in Istanbul What a powerful evening last night...

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

Üsküdar's Historic Fish Market; Fishmongers shout to the customers what is on offer. It adds to the fun. There were so many...

"Everyday Five Women Are Killed through Domestic Violence" Yesterday was so delightful. The enormity of Eve Ensler's ima...

Today brings the sad news that the Turkish police have found the body of American tourist Sarai Sierra , 33, from New York City. May she res...

Sena Eken, PhD describing macroeconomic changes to Turkey's economy Today at the Professional American Women in Istanbul (PAWI) lu...

One night I was invited to a gal's night out with about six Turkish married women. My friends were organizing themselves to see a new Tu...

I guess I'm just not ready to let go of my admiration for Scandinavian thought leadership. In 2010, my travels really taught me how Ame...

This summer, I was without internet access so I got out of the blogging habit.  I'll eventually get around to sharing my adventures sinc...

Today my friend Anna ran her first half-marathon! What a fun and exciting challenge to set. Gulnara and I offered to serve as her "Sher...