Tag Archives: Turkish American

Cross-cultural explanation moment #456: Yes, many Turks drink alcohol (and a lovely video)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by lizcameron

This blog is about one Turkish-American couple’s road trip through a cross-cultural marriage.  In the U.S., one of our regular cross-cultural moments comes in explaining things about Turkey, the Middle East, and Islam to others – to the best of … Continue reading →

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Of Atatürk, Obama and navigating U.S. politics as a couple post 9-11

Posted on September 7, 2011 by lizcameron

So, having spent a great deal of time remembering how I “dreamed of a burqini” my first summer in Turkey while obsessing over my own body image challenges, cross-cultural marriage is, of course, about a lot more than this.  As … Continue reading →

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