Post-naturalization: Thoughts on identity
Naturalization, Japanese identity, multi-culturalism, borderless
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Aug 13 min
Full circle one: The trip to Koya-san
Closing Shikoku 88, o-henro, Koya-san
Jul 312 min
Full circle two: My Journey to Kushimoto
Ertuğrul Faciası, Kushimoto
Jul 32 min
Impact we have over people
Leadership, NPOs
Jun 161 min
Full circle
One year ago around this time, I started my first o-henro around Shikoku 88. I finished it on May 1st. I felt a deep connection to the...
Apr 243 min
My 5th “Hero’s Journey”
One of the unique adventures in Japan is the route of 88 temples around the island of Shikoku. It is an invitation for an inner journey.
Apr 202 min
Bamboo meditation
This morning, on my last day in Ulsan, I went to Taehwagang National Garden. It was bigger than I thought and had a great bamboo grove....
Mar 312 min
Seeing the light through
Over the weekend, I watched the recent Wim Wenders film, Perfect Days. It is an unusual story of an usual person in Tokyo. We could see...
Mar 232 min
Learning without taking notes
When we try to learn something, our conditioning from early school years is to take notes. If we don't take notes, we may miss important...
Mar 101 min
Balance
「吾唯足知」,（われ、ただ足るを知る）, 14 mindfulness trainings, freedom, 龍安寺
Dec 9, 20234 min
FAQ about Turkish
I get many questions about my mother language, Turkish, from Japanese and non-Japanese colleagues and friends. I will keep updating this...
Nov 17, 20231 min
How my love for Japanese started
Japanese language, karaoke
Nov 12, 20231 min
A great end to the third trip
This was yesterday early morning after the rain on the previous day. So fresh and alive. There is much more I can add by words. The...
Nov 11, 20231 min
A full circle
Iwaya-ji, Shikoku 88
Nov 8, 20231 min
It was all because of them
Gratitude, legacy, o-henro, Shikoku 88
Nov 2, 20231 min
What silence will bring - off to Shikoku again
As I mentioned in another post, one of the guides who worked at the first Shikoku 88 temple gave me this box of Caloriemate. Step by step,...
Oct 29, 20231 min
Two anniversaries
A 100 years ago today, Turkey started a new chapter on freedom and catching up with the realities of the 20th century. We owe who we are...
Oct 10, 20231 min
Blurring identities
Diversity, fluid identity, evolution
Sep 10, 20233 min
The path
O-henro, Shikoku, 88, pilgrimage, the path
Aug 20, 20231 min
Legends and feeling connected-2
Self-retreat, Mindfulness, Kyoto, Kurama Temple, Kifune Shrine
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