noreply@blogger.com (Matt Krause)Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:28:15 -0700Blogger http://www.blogger.com13125http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/en-usnoCopyright 2011 all rights reservedmatt,krause,istanbul,turkey,expat,international,islam,muslim<p> In 2003, when the shockwaves of 9/11 still echoed through the US and the country was fighting two wars in Muslim countries, Matt Krause met a beautiful Turkish woman on an airplane and decided to follow her to Turkey. This is the story of what happened there. <p> Matt figured adjusting to life in Turkey would entail some challenges, and he certainly wasn’t disappointed. He survived bomb attacks, lost his cool around beggar kids, drove a jewelry business into the ground, and got into fistfights over parking. Along the way, though, he learned how to see the beauty in ruins older than the Roman Empire, tales of Bulgarian freedom fighters, cows in the road, and cans of peach-flavored Lipton iced tea. <p> A Tight Wide-open Space is the story of falling in love not only with a woman, but with a city and a country. <p> The podcasts are unabridged and read by the author. An American finds love in a Muslim landMatt Krausemattkrause@mattkrause.comMatt Krausehttp://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/09/ch-12-istanbul-not-constantinople.htmlWed, 27 Jul 2011 06:38:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-7343990028767898581<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch12.mp3">The story of how Constantinople became Istanbul.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/09/ch-11-friendships-and-hematomas.htmlTue, 26 Jul 2011 06:37:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-2090028418468910633<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch11.mp3">Playing soccer on Saturday afternoons.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/09/ch10-selling-jewelry.htmlMon, 25 Jul 2011 06:36:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-2933967041188552885<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch10.mp3">Starting to make a living in my new country.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-9-escape-to-bulgaria.htmlSun, 24 Jul 2011 17:53:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-9044620667488585323<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch9.mp3">Fleeing one foreign country for momentary solace in the arms of another foreign country.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-8-threatening-kids.htmlSat, 23 Jul 2011 17:51:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-8735266940199871384<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch8.mp3">Blowing up at street urchins.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-7-scandals-romans-and-jacuzzis.htmlFri, 22 Jul 2011 17:49:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-7786656634108568634<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch7.mp3">Picking on hotel managers, receiving standing ovations from large crowds of vacationing Romans.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-6-abrahams-children.htmlThu, 21 Jul 2011 17:47:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-984842179674763464<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch6.mp3">We revere the same people and celebrate the same stories.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-5-my-cousins-name-is-jihad.htmlWed, 20 Jul 2011 17:45:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-2656279771715323983<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch5.mp3">The word jihad doesn't just mean what you might have thought it did.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-4-going-steady.htmlTue, 19 Jul 2011 17:40:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-4313729284538112934<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch4.mp3">Going steady, Turkish-style.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/08/ch-3-fundamentalist-lamp-store.htmlMon, 18 Jul 2011 17:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-1894284636407479175<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch3.mp3">Handcrafted copper vases, etched glass, and tea with religious fundamentalists.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/07/chapter-2.htmlSun, 17 Jul 2011 20:25:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-7306405392708258825<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch2.mp3">Welcome to Istanbul, here are some car bombs.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/07/chapter-1.htmlSat, 16 Jul 2011 20:24:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-2917858822988290336<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-ch1.mp3">How I met the girl.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)http://atwos-podcasts.blogspot.com/2011/07/introduction.htmlFri, 15 Jul 2011 19:52:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274066909456916051.post-140443322360360781<a href="http://mattkrause.com/recordings/atwos/atwos-introduction.mp3">Slaughtering sheep, living in Seattle.</a>0mattkrause@mattkrause.com (Matt Krause)