You can learn some interesting things about a person from their ideal superpower. People who want to be invisible, for example, generally prefer not to be in the limelight. Maybe they’d rather highlight other people, or maybe they have social anxiety (or maybe it’s something else altogether). I was painfully shy as a kid. I […]
Tag: wanderlust
Refilling the Well
Oh, WordPress. It’s discouraging when you eat my drafts. The Husband keeps suggesting that I draft in another program. He’s smart like that. I have yet to take his advice. Oh, well. I intended to write a post about my trip to NYC. Because it was amazing. I was going to write about the amazing […]
Grocery Shopping And Culture Shock
I love going grocery shopping in unfamiliar places. Like yesterday, I went grocery shopping in New York – on Manhattan – for the first time. Completely different from home, as home would be completely different for New Yorkers. Grocery stores are familiar on some level, no matter where you go. In France, or Spain, or […]
Update (The Highlights)
Life since my last update: My youngest sister had her baby! She then got married Which happened just a few days after my uncle’s funeral And while I was besieged by The Plague, requiring that I communicate via whiteboard. I have not been writing much (which has a lot to do with the lack of […]
What I Did On My Vacation*
*And by ‘vacation’ I mean ‘trip.’ Semantics, I know, but there is a difference. I . . . cruised the Bosphorus. explored the Hagia Sophia (complete with ancient Viking graffiti) and Topkapı Palace. fell in love with the Basilica Cistern. discovered the Istanbul equivalent of Seattle’s Pike Place Market in the 350 year old Egyptian […]
And Go-Time!
Bags are mostly packed. One post is up and another scheduled for Anxiety Ink, and keeping with the theme of the moment, they’re about my experiences and things I’ve learned traveling as a writer. I don’t know how often I’ll post, but Twitter may see some decent action, for once. If you haven’t followed me yet, […]
How I Like To Travel
I finally sat down and making up my Istanbul sightseeing wish list. It is short. As in, we could probably do it all in a day if we had to. My list (not in order of preference): Hagia Sophia/Ayasofya Blue Mosque Topkapı Palace Yerebatan Cistern Galata Bridge and Tower Grand Bazaar (specifically the Book Market and […]
Of Loves And Languages
There is nothing quite like leaving things until the last minute. Granted, with a whole week still to go, I may have to give up the procrastination crown. In one week, I’ll be on a plane headed to Istanbul. (I’ll try to post while I’m gone, but no guarantees.) Since I bought the tickets a […]
May Is Here!
Happy May 1st! I love May. Maine stops being consistently cold, grass is green, the early flowers are up with more soon to follow. I don’t love what this general time of year does to me now. Dad will have been gone four years this June. His birthday is in two weeks. If he were […]
Weekend Visit
I meant to post before I left. We can all see how well that worked. Yay for magic phones! I’m in Massachusetts right now visiting my sister for the first time in nearly a year. I go home tomorrow (during the Boston Marathon — until about a week ago, I had no idea these events […]
Melissa Burkart 