Dear Friends, I put “The Nice Thing About Strangers” to bed a while ago, but I am fortunate to still have followers here to skim through the stories from time … Continue reading →
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2022/08/01/my-latest-venture/
I’ve seen the older man walking his dog in the mornings and afternoons. I’ve watched them trudge along, slow to the point of stillness, causing passersby to always pass by. … Continue readi...
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2020/09/15/pace-yourself/
Two pretty young women are walking down the street, close in pace, but not together. A blonde in shorts my-mother-would-never-have-let-me-leave-the-house-wearing is staring down at her phone. The...
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2020/08/24/the-reason-to-rush/
Last summer, living in Izmir, Turkey, I started trying to learn Hungarian. I spoke Turkish on errands, English in my work, and Hungarian in the two hours of lessons I … Continue reading →
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2020/08/12/spiraling-in-turkish/
A boy of about seven or eight waits for his Mom, who is caught in a conversation with a friend in the street. The boy wears a ukulele on a … Continue reading →
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2020/07/28/kerouacs-ukulele/
There’s an older man who works at the parking lot of a bank near my apartment. He wears a polo shirt that declares he is Security. He has a lanyard. … Continue reading →
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2020/07/23/so-lets-try/
My neighbors in the plane watch a television show together on the tiny screen in front of her seat. She sits straight on, often smiling over as he cranes his … Continue reading →
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2016/10/21/the-clues/
A few weeks ago in a Turkish market, I wanted to ask if the peppers were spicy, but I apparently asked if the peppers would punch/injure me. The girl laughed … Continue reading →
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2016/10/17/on-peppers-and-humility/
Originally posted on The Nice Thing About Strangers : So I knew I couldn’t walk to my Turkish class, and would need another plan. I stared at a map and felt some…
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2016/10/12/the-humbling-scenes-part-ii-2/
Originally posted on The Nice Thing About Strangers : If you have a good sense of direction, please never forget that this is a gift. Like those who can sleep in…
https://thenicethingaboutstrangers.com/2016/10/10/the-humbling-scenes-part-i-2/