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December 31st 2008
Published: December 31st 2008
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2008 was a memorable year for me. Some of the highlights: struggling to become bilingual, plenty of interesting travel (including a complete crossing of Turkey with my mom), lots of friends getting married and having babies, the election, and - last but certainly not least - falling in love. It was also the first year of my life that I've spent completely outside of the USA. It was also a dr... Read Full Entry



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Aleppo

entrance to the citadel
HamaHama
Hama

Some of Hama's norias (water wheels), for which it is known. Well, it's known for those and also for the massacre of about 20,000 people in 1982 by a secular government fearing a growing Islamic movement.
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Bashar al-Asad

Hafez al-Asad firmly ruled Syria from 1970 until his death in 2000. His son, Bashar, came to power next and expectations for his success were low. Nearly a decade later, he's managed to hold onto power...
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Bashar al-Asad

Reassuring pictures of him are everywhere you turn...
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Bashar al-Asad

Really, they're everywhere...
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Mom

These gardens were at Topkapı Saray, in İstanbul
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Pınar and Farah in İstanbul

Enjoying the summer air with some dear friends.
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Emrah and Hendrik

We went on regular walks in the woods next to campus until the weather got too cold



16th January 2009

Please, Jima, do not abandon this upon your return! You will go back and then you can pick the blog up right where you left off, K? I think I'd miss it too much if it went away entirely.
19th June 2009

:D
I am so excited to read these again!!!!

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