by MandoNIC | Oct 29, 2020 | Guestbook
Proposing “halcyon” as an attribute to UmAy It has been almost a year now since I first heard about UmAy. Throughout this year, I lived through the busiest months of my life, then moved to Canada for a couple of months, returned from Canada earlier than expected due...
by MandoNIC | Jul 29, 2020 | Guestbook
UmAy Home Space is a place that I will recommend to all of my friends in order to spend some quality time with the amazing host to socialize, to discuss interesting topics, to share different thoughts, to enjoy with atmosphere and pleasant environment. It is the space...
by MandoNIC | Mar 26, 2020 | Guestbook
UmAy Home is a place where I will always come back to, physically and emotionally. It is a place of peace and positive introspection. It serves as a safe port during a challenging time, and I was able to look back on my journey while there, as a proper “misafir” would...
by MandoNIC | Feb 18, 2020 | Guestbook
One cannot know to where to turn in stressful and anxious days. It is hard to distinguish between what comes from you and what doesn’t, and to journey into the silence. To be able to feel that you are heard when you talk is even harder. You know that there is...
by MandoNIC | Feb 18, 2020 | Guestbook
UmAy is a house full with delightful feelings, I couldn’t even dare to imagine its existence for a long time. If I hadn’t actually spent time there I would have thought it is just utopia. All the things that I thought were devalued in the world such as art,...
by MandoNIC | Feb 17, 2020 | Guestbook
In researching the author of the book Syrian Women Refugees 2019, Ozlem Ezer, also the creator of UmAy home and work space, I was very interested in interviewing her in a more formal setting, beyond our conversations over breakfasts and cups of coffee. Ozlem describes...
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