I am convinced that for an American, being a nanny in Turkey is one of the hardest roads you could choose to plow. Especially if you were raised by a totally fun, kick-ass liberal mother like Mumsy. One of the reasons my employers simultaneously love and fear me is because of how laid [...]

1) I am intensely sentimental. I am amazed at how easily I can turn on the waterworks; and it only gets worse the older I get. I have a huge hope chest in my parents’ basement filled with precious memorabilia I can’t bear to part with. I am known for writing long, rambly [...]

I have mentioned many a time here the place that food holds in my heart. Eating is, bar none, my favorite past time. Always has been. So for me, one of the most fascinating mysteries to unravel here in Turkey has been of the culinary variety. Lucky for me, there’s some [...]