The things that shape how I experience the city. Live in a city like Istanbul, and your guestroom will get a lot of use. After very sporadic houseguestage in Ankara, I figured my guestroom in Istanbul would play host to the occasional researcher or travelling friend. My guestroom count is at four this summer and more than I can remember since moving in.

Exploring Turkey one picture at a time. Backgammon is still a common game played throughout Turkey. The game is played by young and old alike. Rules on how to play can be found here.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012. A friend on facebook, posted a link to a blog post that struck me deeply and personally. Then in college, I was in student wards comprised completely of single people all in my age bracket and on the same life course I was. And if the emphasis of the activities was a bi.