goreme1990
goreme1990
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Bio
I was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in a leafy middle class North Shore suburb. After high school I went to Sydney University but failed to find my niche. I worked as a public servant, cleaner, sales assistant, waitress, bar maid and car counter, then went overseas. Once there I hitchhiked through the UK, travelled in Europe and arrived in Turkey just as the Gulf War was starting. My three month stay in the small central Anatolian village of Göreme changed my life. On my return to Australia I earned a BA Honours Degree in Sociology from Macquarie University. An academic career beckoned but the call to travel was louder. After several false starts I moved to Istanbul in 2010.
My publications include a memoir "Waiting for the Tulips to Bloom: Adrift in Istanbul" and two collections of essays, "Inside Out In Istanbul: Making Sense of the City" and "Exploring Turkish Landscapes: Crossing Inner Boundaries". I have a regular segment on San Francisco Turkish radio, and researched, written and produced an audio walking tour called "Stepping back through Chalcedon: Kadikoy Walk". I also write for numerous magazines and website and for my blog www.insideoutinistanbul.com. A full list of my published articles, with links, can be found there.
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