Delft, Netherlands: home of Blue Pottery, Vermeer... and Paulina Vanderbilt
My flight landed in Amsterdam in the dark. I took a train from the airport to Delft, where I would meet and stay (for the next three...
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Ami Ji Schmid
- Jul 12
- 17 min
Manchester, England
First... I am home in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. Second... we will travel back in time to Manchester, England. If you have been waiting...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Jun 12
- 9 min
Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Leaving Germany
Saturday - my last full day in Germany. Eli suggested we go see the Rhine Falls in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. I asked if we could take a...
Ami Ji Schmid
- May 17
- 12 min
Stuttgart, Germany: Part 4
Two weeks in Germany is not much time to explore the people, topography, flora, fauna, culture, and all the area has to offer. One week...
Ami Ji Schmid
- May 14
- 3 min
Stuttgart, Germany: Part 3
On Sunday, Eli and I drove to see the Lichtenstein "Fairytale" Castle. The drive gave us time to talk. Come to find out, Eli finds it...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Apr 27
- 4 min
Stuttgart, Germany: Part 2
Eli and I spent Saturday in Tubingen, walking the streets, eating, exploring a castle. There was more to our day than whimsy. There was...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Apr 27
- 12 min
Stuttgart, Germany: Part 1
After leaving almost four months of unique experiences and a roller coaster relationship behind me in Turkey, it was (finally) time to...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Apr 19
- 17 min
Coming Home
First, let me assure you that yes, I am currently standing on US soil and am safely home in Vermont. My body arrived first, on March 29,...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Apr 8
- 17 min
The last week in Turkey - continued
If you like drama, you will probably enjoy this post. I could title this post: "The final episode of the relationship roller coaster...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Apr 5
- 9 min
Looking back: The last week in Turkey
The last week in Turkey began with days of making meaning of and celebrating turning 65, followed by days of gratitude and tearful...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Mar 29
- 6 min
iFrustrated
I have not written a compassionate travel blog for what seems like a long, long time. I will tell you about the lag time - in a moment....
Ami Ji Schmid
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Meeting a friend in 3D
I am in Stuttgart, Germany. I am here because of Bianca. I have known and come to love Bianca for these past three years. This is the...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Feb 28
- 9 min
Turning 65
February 28, 2024. I am turning 65. I will make this birthday significant. When I was about to turn 60 I thought: I will do something...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Feb 22
- 16 min
The AFGO Life Lessons and Roller-Coaster Adventures of Ami Ji in Turkey (part two)
A guy and a gal walk into an opera. No, this is not the beginning of a joke. This is my life. I went with a guy to an Italian opera in...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Feb 3
- 10 min
Sitting with Compassion in The Guest House
I am staying with my friend Oxana in her apartment in Antalya, Turkey. Oxana's 84-year-old mom Tatiana and fifteen-year-old son Efe live...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Feb 2
- 17 min
The AFGO Life Lessons and Roller-Coaster Adventures of Ami Ji in Turkey (part one)
As you may recall, I had rented a bungalow in Adrasan for a month. You may also recall that, even when grief came a-knocking, Grief and I...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Feeling Groovy
It has taken me a while to find my groove. I do believe I have dropped into it. I am feeling pretty groovy right now. I found my tribe. I...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Jan 27
- 9 min
Olympos > Adrasan
Olympus or Olympos (Ancient Greek: Ὄλυμπος, Ólympos; Latin: Olympus). I have been waiting to be with you. Ever since leaving Cappadocia,...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Jan 24
- 5 min
From Malta to...Turkey?!
You may recall that, in the post "Much t-ado in Malta: Part One," I shared that, when I left Malta, I came back to Turkey. You may have...
Ami Ji Schmid
- Jan 24
- 21 min
Much t-ado in Malta: Part Four (the Malta finale)
Before visiting Malta, I had not (consciously) known that Malta existed. Once in Malta though, I began to remember... from way back in my...
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