Sunday, February 19, 2012

Understanding Iran: The Power of One Graphic Novel called 'Persepolis'

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Persepolis, Volume One by Marjane Satrapi Americans have been miscommunicating with Iranians for 60 years. Rather than continue to b...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Time Out for Turkish

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Maiden's Tower on the Bosphorus I haven't blogged here for awhile.  It is not because I don't have a million things to say; I d...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Empty Nest? Not All Parents Are Sad About It

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You've heard and read about helicopter parents, right? The kind of Mom or Dad who micromanages their children's lives so little Jr. ...
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Thursday, September 15, 2011

A Birthday Hike in the Belgrad Forest

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  The entrance to the Belgrad Forest Back in Istanbul, after a week in France, I was excited to see that a Turkish friend was organizi...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Last Meal in the Lubéron

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After a week of getting to enjoy my best friend from college , Robin, and her husband Jim, it was time to go home to Istanbul.  I have never...
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Friday, September 9, 2011

Scenes from Farmer's Markets in the Lubéron

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For a week straight, my college friend Robin and I did nothing but shop and eat and talk to her husband Jim.  Jim, as a wine maker and a lon...
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Taking in the Provencal Village Charm of Cadenet, France

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Who can resist the charm of the plantain tree in the South of France? I loved the idea of their legacy. Everyone can plant a sin...
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