In February, 2011, I watched a TED video where William Ury, a professor at Harvard, mentioned Abraham’s Path and walking as a way to promote peace and understanding in the Middle East. I practically fell out of my chair and said, "That’s what I want...
On Thursday afternoon, 11 October, I walked into the village of Bahtiyar. The first thing I came to was a middle school, so within moments I was surrounded by boys about 10 years old. On this trip I have found I am prejudiced against pre-teen and early teen boys. I...
On this walk I’ve had the pleasure of attending a handful of dinners at various families’ houses in various villages, and they are unlike any dinners I attended in my six years living in Istanbul. I don’t take photos at these dinners, since they seem...