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So many Americans are Francophiles (Paris je t'aime!), and though I am no exception to the rule, Ich hab mein Herz in Deutschland verloren. My family lived in Berlin for many years before moving to the leafy suburbs of New York City, where I was born and reared, and the German culture that influenced my parents seeped down to their children. The Nordic countries have always captured my imagination; I hope to visit those austerely beautiful Northern territories as often as time and money allows.

I have lived in England and China and traveled around Italy, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland, Korea, China, and Japan.

I currently live in Brooklyn, NY and dream of one day living in Montana, truly the last best place on earth.

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Whirling Dervishes Festival in Konya, Turkey

Created on October 10, 2008 by Bonnie, Writer

The Whirling Dervishes Festival is one of the world's most intriguing sights, a mesmerizing spectacle of twirling delight. Become entranced at the origins of the Whirling Dervishes in Konya, Turkey, home to Mevlana Jelaleddin Rumi, a revered 13th-century scholar. Rumi preached of love, tolerance, and forgiveness, and as a way of connecting with God would whirl in the city streets in joy. Every December on the anniversary of Rumi’s death known as Seb-i Aruz, thousands of pilgrims flood Konya to witness the ritualized whirling at his Mausoleum. The ceremony known as Sema, takes place in the evening through an intricate tradition of mystical dances. It is divided into seven parts and includes four distinct musical movements, or selams. The eerie sounds floating from the reed ...

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