Sitting with Compassion in The Guest House
I am staying with my friend Oxana in her apartment in Antalya, Turkey. Oxana's 84-year-old mom Tatiana and fifteen-year-old son Efe live...
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Ami Ji Schmid
Feb 217 min read
The AFGO Life Lessons and Roller-Coaster Adventures of Ami Ji in Turkey (part one)
As you may recall, I had rented a bungalow in Adrasan for a month. You may also recall that, even when grief came a-knocking, Grief and I...
Ami Ji Schmid
Feb 12 min read
Feeling Groovy
It has taken me a while to find my groove. I do believe I have dropped into it. I am feeling pretty groovy right now. I found my tribe. I...
Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 279 min read
Olympos > Adrasan
Olympus or Olympos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμπος, Ólympos; Latin: Olympus). I have been waiting to be with you. Ever since leaving Cappadocia,...
Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 245 min read
From Malta to...Turkey?!
You may recall that, in the post "Much t-ado in Malta: Part One," I shared that, when I left Malta, I came back to Turkey. You may have...
Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 2421 min read
Much t-ado in Malta: Part Four (the Malta finale)
Before visiting Malta, I had not (consciously) known that Malta existed. Once in Malta though, I began to remember... from way back in my...
Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 152 min read
Grieving in Paradise
I wonder... did Adam and Eve have down-days and grieving days in paradise? I certainly do. Today I am having a grieving day, in...
Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 87 min read
Much t-ado in Malta: Part Two
The Republic of Malta is a sovereign island country, currently referred to as a city-state. The United Nations, ESPON and EU Commission...
Ami Ji Schmid
Jan 613 min read
Much t-ado in Malta: Part One
I was in Malta for 19 days. I had so much up and down time there it seemed there was no in-between time for writing. Late on January 1st...
Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 26, 20233 min read
Arriving in Malta
There is a two-hour time difference between Turkey and Malta. Because of this, my flight left Istanbul and arrived in Malta at just about...
Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 26, 20235 min read
The Final Last Days of Turkey (Part Two)
The best part of my stay in Antalya was what happened after I left. On the day I left Antalya, I met my illusive Airbnb host Dumlu, a...
Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 14, 202320 min read
Dancing Between Raindrops in Antalya
I arrived in Antalya, Turkey Thursday night. When I got to my Airbnb address and texted my host, a man named Ferhat met me. He typed into...
Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 9, 202315 min read
Last days of Turkey (Part One)
My travels in Turkey will come to an end soon. At least, this chapter will come to an end. I think I will be back to Turkey.
Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 6, 20234 min read
Flying in Cappadocia
Another Argentinian showed up at the Monastery Cave Hotel. Actually, Luis (aka: Gerónimo or Momo) was originally from Venezuela. Like the...
Ami Ji Schmid
Dec 1, 202331 min read
Takin' a Walk (and so much more) in Cappadocia: Part Two
Warning: The following is sort of a disclaimer. It's sort of a love letter to you. It's sort of a love letter to Cappadocia. Whatever it...
Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Still Ok in Cappadocia
It is 06:30 (in the morning) on Wednesday and I am still writing (from last night). The Call to Prayer is sounding. Dogs are howling. I...
Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 23, 20239 min read
Takin' a Walk in Cappadocia: Part One
"I'm going for a walk" in my neighborhood of Cappadocia might mean: "I am going on a little stroll (around this very little downtown...
Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 23, 20233 min read
No Turkey in Turkey
Here in Turkey there is no Thanksgiving Day. At my little hotel-cafe, people I ask don't know what "Thanksgiving" is. "Do you know what...
Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 16, 202315 min read
Cappadocia: Compassion and Magic Unfolding
I had not written a blog for many days because for many days the Monastery Cave Hotel in Mustafapaşa had other plans for me. Finally, a...
Ami Ji Schmid
Nov 15, 20231 min read
OK in Cappadocia
Do you remember the transactional analysis self-help book: I'm OK - You're OK...? Well, I'm OK. You're OK. I've received emails and...
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