Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Enjoying Istanbul Waffles

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Every city has its famous street food. Istanbul is no different. I don't know how I made it three years without ever tasting one of Ista...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

An Afternoon of Art and Beauty at the Borusan Contemporary, Part Three

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After enjoying a beautiful meal in the Borusan Contemporary museum café , and going up to the 10th floor to see the beautiful view of the Bo...
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Monday, July 22, 2013

An Afternoon of Art and Natural Beauty at Borusan Contemporary, Part Two

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Isn't discovery exciting? One of my rules of life is - there must be some element of discovery in every single day. The "haunted ma...
Sunday, July 21, 2013

An Afternoon of Art and Natural Beauty at Borusan Contemporary, Part One

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Our quest: to explore this "haunted mansion" My friend Barbara proposed an afternoon outing yesterday. I was deep into a goo...
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Friday, July 19, 2013

After the Trayvon Martin Verdict: Here are Ten People Who Helped Me Expand "My Circle of Compassion"

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Trayvon Martin Sometimes events at home are so dismaying I can hardly bear them. Such as it was with the Trayvon Martin verdict. This ...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

"My Little Library in Anatolia" by Kaya Genç

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Kaya Genç I found this first-person narrative by Kaya Genç of his memories when he did his Turkish military service as a librarian to be...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Three years of conversations in a Muslim country distilled down to 13 minutes and 49 seconds

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Moving to a Muslim country is a chance for an expat to confront one's own Islamophobia directly. It works too. I love living without fea...
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