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My name is Irena Kara (Mensikova). I currently live in Ankara<\/strong>, where I write about the daily life in Turkey, and also eat a lot of baklava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Write<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Eat<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Snowboard and enjoy winter<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Sit on the balcony and drink coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Meet interesting people and places<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I’m mainly writing about Turkey because that’s where I live at the moment. I want my texts to depict ordinary daily life in Turkey<\/strong>, local attractions and everyday things, and thus show that Turkey is not only full of negative news<\/strong>, politics and tragedies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Since I also travel quite a bit, I’m also sharing my insights from the places I visit either for work or leisure. I love to write “letters” from the places I travel to because I believe each place has unique atmosphere and energy<\/strong> and it helps me remember it the way I experienced it for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I always loved to write<\/strong>, whether it was short stories for the drawer when I was growing up, or political analysis for various media outlets. I still like to write, and I like it even more when you read, comment on or even criticize it. Whether there are five or five hundred of you, I will always write with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I wish you all a pleasant reading, a beautiful day and good coffee :-).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    P.S. Do you want to give me feedback, suggest topics to work on or just write to me? Get in touch at mensikova.irena@gmail.com or on instagram<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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