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Daily Archives: 10/3/2006
The Mystery of the Golden Horn
Both Curzon and I have been to Turkey. On both our respective trips, we came across a rather fun find, namely a shipwreck on the coast of the Golden Horn. Both he and I have posted pictures of it and … Continue reading
Is fluency in a language required for regional expertise?
In a followup to previous posts on learning language and living abroad, I’d like to open up the discussion regarding the question in the post title. In a discussion with a reader, he answered in the negative: I feel that … Continue reading
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