Radio Silence.
More than a couple of days have passed this week without a post. My husband and I came to a conference for his work and it was far more...
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- Jan 22, 2020
The Last Person I Called.
I just got off the phone with a dear friend (you know who you are) I met in Istanbul nearly five years ago. We only lived together in the...
- Jan 21, 2020
A Sense of Awe.
You know it when you feel it - awe is not ordinarily an everyday emotion but its power can stay with you as we live our ordinary lives....
- Jan 20, 2020
Some of My Favorite Things...
Somehow yesterday's writing prompt slipped my mind - I am finding this 31-day challenge rewarding yet a bit tiresome. Only 11 more days...
- Jan 18, 2020
Some People I Admire.
There are so many aspects of humans that I deeply respect and admire - I tend to recognize the various qualities of people rather than...
- Jan 17, 2020
My Summer Job in Santa Fe, NM
After my semester abroad in Paris, (swoon, how magical) I came back to America needing to find a summer internship in the hospitality...
- Jan 16, 2020
The Kindness of Strangers.
Woops, yesterday I forgot to write my daily post and some of you guys even reached out to remind me! So today, I will do two questions in...
- Jan 14, 2020
Who makes you smile?
Finally, an easy question. This post is devoted to my dear husband, Salih. I have been married for just over five months and I find that...
- Jan 13, 2020
When Do You Feel Confident?
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” -Anais Nin Feeling confident as a woman continues to be an aspect of life that...
- Jan 12, 2020
What is Your Favorite Room in Your Home, and Why?
If you read yesterday's blog then you might have remembered that technically today's writing prompt is, "What would be your spirit...
- Jan 11, 2020
What’s Something You’ve Always Wanted?
I have always wanted a life and career that is based on food consumption and production. I have always wanted to write a cookbook. I have...
- Jan 10, 2020
The Theme Songs of Today: Reflecting on my Current Mood
Last night, Salih (my husband) and I had a more serious conversation about our future. Sometimes these conversations can be exhilarating...
- Jan 9, 2020
If You Could Go on a Vacation Anywhere, Where Would You Go?
The list is infinite and I will never run out places that I am keen to visit - what a simply frustrating question. Some of the countries...
- Jan 8, 2020
What is Your Favorite Spot in Izmir?
Izmir is one of the largest cities in the country, with nearly 2,500,600 people in the official city limits. I have lived in Izmir for a...
- Jan 7, 2020
What’s one task you hope to accomplish today? What will happen if it doesn’t get done?
I am sitting here early on the morning of Tuesday, January 7th with a long list of to-dos written in my new Moleskine 2020 planner. There...
- Jan 6, 2020
What Were You Good at in the 8th Grade?
When I look back on middle school, I do not seem to remember much of the pain and trials often associated with the awkward adolescent...
- Jan 5, 2020
Write About a Time You Set a Goal and Accomplished It.
During the last semester of my senior year of university, I purposely curated a schedule with easy classes on only two days a week. I...
- Jan 4, 2020
Describe Someone You Met in the Last Six Months.
Today marks the fourth day of my 31-day writing challenge. To read more of my answers to questions from the past three days, click here,...
- Jan 3, 2020
What’s a Talent You Wish You Had But Feel Like it’s Too Late to Develop?
Currently, I am living abroad as an American woman in my late twenties who is still in the conscious process of searching for identity....
- Jan 2, 2020
In a Year, What’s One Way You Hope to Be the Same?
In contrast to yesterday's question, "In a year, what’s one way you hope to be different?" - I feel even more challenged to find a...
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