ISTANBUL – I haven’t done a lot of traveling in my life, apart from family holidays to popular...
Category - Perspective
What it’s like to visit a mosque for the first time
ISTANBUL – It’s strange that after years of consistency, the norm you’ve always known can get...
The emotional rollercoaster of staying with strangers who become...
ISTANBUL – Whenever we meet someone new or a group of people we haven’t met yet, we want to present...
What it was like to leave Iran for a few days
TEHRAN – Let me give you a summary of my life. Every time that I get ready to go outside to unwind...
Hagia Sophia – a beautiful window into Turkish history and...
ISTANBUL – As a Turkish citizen who lives in Istanbul, I enjoy seeing historical sites in my...
Putin gives the world reason to fear
Przysietnica, POLAND – When Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West of the potential use...
Food shortage in Ghana caused our school lunches to vanish
Aburi, GHANA – When I reported to high school after my second semester break, I had quite a shock...
Forging ahead with a new craft: blacksmithing
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – I realized a longtime dream this fall when I began to learn...