Category: destiny/destination

• Istanbul 01: Call to Prayer

  May 28

  Five times a day the call issues forth from the amplified speakers mounted atop the minarets. These days, the muezzin need not bother climbing the steps up the tower. Because… more ›

• Sublime Porte

  May 13

  View Larger Map Just a short trip to Istanbul and an even shorter stop in London on the return flight. I’ll post photos when I get back. more ›

• Fidelidad

  Feb 19

  Just let me say amid the shouts of self-congratulatory glee across DC and Miami today: the problem with Cuba has never been Fidel Castro. Cuba’s problem has never had anything… more ›

• Whither the Turks?

  Feb 6

  During the forty-six hours I spent in Budapest in the winter of ’96, I befriended another American at the hostel who was traveling the world researching the history of coffee… more ›

• Jun 2

  Last night I was overwhelmed by the sheer randomness of life. What are the chances that one of my ancestors would leave his home to move to America? Not knowing… more ›

• Feb 11

  The day I received a letter from the U.S. State Department stating that I did not rank sufficiently high enough to be considered further for a position as an officer,… more ›