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A New Woman
Most people after they move into a new flat and area will explore and wander around to get their bearings. What did I do? I went and got tattooed. Twice. It was a bit nervewracking, going to get inked...
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Good Omens, Bad Omens
The year 2008, and so far six months living in Prague. Today is the first day the Sun has broken through the cloud cover and pierced the shield of this vampire city. I haven’t written for ages, and I...
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Nibble Nibble Here, Nibble Nibble There
A strange local phenomenon: Czech people eat in public all the time. Not just normal eat-on-the-go types of foods like gyros, ice cream or pizza. You see them at tram and metro stops nibbling on peices...
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In the “Nought”ies I:
moved 13 times, lived in 9 different cities in 6 countries. witnessed a murder and testified against the murderers. had my heart properly broken 3 times. met and married my one true love. worked with...
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Guest Post: Visiting, Relocating and the Journey In Between
Ah, journeys. This piece originally appeared in Taking Up Residence, March 2010. Visiting a country and relocating to a new country are two very different experiences, even if they may happen to be the...
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Guest Post — Orangesplaash: Expat Inspiration
This interview originally appeared at Orangesplaash, December 2010. It gives me immense pleasure to launch the brand new Expat Interview series on Orangesplaash today. Hope this interview series –...
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Bool! The End.
I first read Lisey’s Story right after it came out in 2006. We were living in Turkey and I bought it as a birthday present to myself, one that miraculously arrived on time. On my birthday my husband...
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Guest Post — The New Global Laborers: When economics fuels a middle class...
This piece originally appeared in the expat+HAREM, May 2011. As many world economies downshift, a typical question of global citizens shifts too. “Where would I like to live?” becomes “Where can I find...
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Body Memory
Dreamland -- Self-portrait by Wendy Soltero October 28, 2011 marks the eleven-year memorial of my dear friend Wendy Soltero’s murder. As this month plods on, like clockwork I can’t sleep through the...
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Guest Post: Mermaid Out Of Water
This piece originally appeared at Lillian Connelly’s It’s A Dome Life, The drive out to the Florida Everglades is populated with people who don’t seem to know a thing about road rules. The freeway...
View ArticleTowards A Sociology Of Turkish Food: Zeynep Kilic’s Tables of Istanbul
"While food is one of the two fundamental pillars of human survival -- water being the other -- how often do we stop to think about food in a socio-cultural sense? For Zeynep Kilic, sociology...
View ArticleIn the “Nought”ies I:
Many of the things that I did in the Naughts Decade. I probably left out a bunch, but anyway. The post In the “Nought”ies I: appeared first on Zuzu's Petals.
View ArticleGuest Post: Visiting, Relocating and the Journey In Between
A rare (for me) advice-giving post for Taking Up Residence magazine about the differences between visiting a place and actually moving there. The post Guest Post: Visiting, Relocating and the Journey...
View ArticleGuest Post — Orangesplaash: Expat Inspiration
A December 2010 interview with me for expat blog Orangesplaash. The post Guest Post — Orangesplaash: Expat Inspiration appeared first on Zuzu's Petals.
View ArticleBool! The End.
"Lisey's Story" was my second read and review in the Stephen King Challenge, easily one of the best books I have ever read and probably the most amazing one I will read all year. The post Bool! The...
View ArticleGuest Post — The New Global Laborers: When economics fuels a middle class...
The economics of international migration. The post Guest Post — The New Global Laborers: When economics fuels a middle class migration appeared first on Zuzu's Petals.
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After years of healing, why does the body remember a painful day before the mind catches up? The post Body Memory appeared first on Zuzu's Petals.
View ArticleGuest Post: Mermaid Out Of Water
From Key West to the Everglades, I'm generally a mermaid out of water in Florida. The post Guest Post: Mermaid Out Of Water appeared first on Zuzu's Petals.
View ArticleTowards A Sociology Of Turkish Food: Zeynep Kilic’s Tables of Istanbul
"While food is one of the two fundamental pillars of human survival -- water being the other -- how often do we stop to think about food in a socio-cultural sense? For Zeynep Kilic, sociology...
View ArticleIn the “Nought”ies I:
Many of the things that I did in the Naughts Decade. I probably left out a bunch, but anyway. The post In the “Nought”ies I: appeared first on Zuzu's Petals.
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