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Coming home
It’s been almost four years since I wrote my last blog post here. Amazing to believe, but true. So much has happened in that time and so much has changed, that I hardly know where to begin. For starters – … Continue reading
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Portugal and Turkey and this new year
cold snows of winter drive constant past the window thin glass swept by wind Despite our best efforts to drag out 2011 as long as possible, 2012 came as expected, marking another notch carved into the timeline. Since I have … Continue reading
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Turkey 2011: Another Fall
Sleep with the windows open/ The rain on the balcony/ Makes soft feet I beg pardon from all for the four month gap between blog posts. In accordance with the hopes in the last post from July, life has indeed “flipped.” … Continue reading
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Turkey: Summer in the city
Sweat streams down hot skin never-ending-month-of-june; just praying for peace. After the late-may visit from John and Taylor, things went back to “normal” in Istanbul, which is to say erratic. Due to myriad reasons, june was a personal roller coaster, … Continue reading
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Turkey: Summer coming
Crucible Spring May melts into June Slow, as if two chemicals Never quite merging Three months after creating this new blog I am finally taking the time to write a second post. Sweetbabyjesus has it really been that long!? After … Continue reading
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Where we thought we were going…
Ask what I’ve learned, I reply: “the more I know the less I know for sure.” Often people ask me what it was that I was searching for in my travels. I rarely have an answer. The next question is … Continue reading
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