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The singing guy

Posted on December 23, 2011 by how_sven / 1 Comment

Living one street off of Istiklal means that I see all sorts of crazies. There was one lesson in school when we listened to “Imagine,” so I took it ...

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Birds

Posted on December 18, 2011 by how_sven / 3 Comments

It was Friday and I needed spices. Next week I’m planning on hosting a Christmas party for the other English teachers in my flat and will make the Howard ...

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Konya

Posted on December 17, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

I’ve been dabbling in reading Rumi for the past year or so. In my time here in Istanbul, I’d like to travel to different parts of the country, so a ...

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The internet connection

Posted on December 8, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

Anyone who has traveled to a different place loves to share good stories of bureaucratic nonsense. Horror stories of the post office or dealing with the immigra...

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On Separation and Words

Posted on December 2, 2011 by how_sven / 0 Comment

I thought I’d turn the heat on. It was November 29th, so I’d almost made it to December without turning the heat on (except for that one time when I...

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