Ellen Rabiner – bio
I grew up in a suburb of Manhattan where I spent most of my time as a violist in various classical music activities, including the Long Island Youth Orchestra summer tours which took me all over the world and made me the kind of person who would move to Turkey on a whim.
I went to college at Indiana University in Bloomington, where I got a much better liberal arts education than my parents had expected. I was also subjected to incompetent vocal instruction and was grossly miscast in the operas. I can’t think of a reason other than inertia to explain why I stayed to get my master’s degree.
After floundering for a couple of years I exchanged the uncertainty of a singing career for the more traditional route at Harvard Law School. After graduation I followed my parents and brother to Southern California, where I worked at a Los Angeles law firm for 3 years before returning to singing full-time in 1991.
My international singing career had its ups and downs, but was mostly spent at the Metropolitan Opera in New York singing small parts. My current life as an expat in Turkey and occasional travel writer is the subject of this blog.
You can find me on Google+, Facebook, Twitter , LinkedIn and Pinterest. I refuse to join any more networks.
Hi Ellen,
Sometime back I wrote to you from AZ. We just arrived in Antalya, and would like to meet up with you and other expats. We live in Konyalti area. We are planning a short road trip to Bodrum next week, but will be back by June 3rd. Incidentally, what was the name of that Italian restaurant behind the Portobello Hotel? We live in the same area.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
Geety
Hi Antie Ellen,
Love your blog and all of your pics!!!!!
hello elleninturkey
three days ago i finished reading a Mrs. Pollifax mystery set in Turkey. the main character spends some of the story disguised in traditional wear. i googled for the salwar pants and found your site, the article where you mention them. never mind the pants, it has taken me these last 3 days to read your archives. absolutely fascinating reportage, beautiful photos. you have a natural camera eye. keep up the good work.
Thank you so much, both for the comments about the blog and for the Turkish murder mystery – I’m going to have to track that one down!
here are some clues
Dorothy Gilman, The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax (1970). can send the copy i found but there should be plenty secondhand around.
all the best Bev (in Shirley)
Thanks. It’s not that easy to find English books here, so I tend to do my reading on Kindle. But it doesn’t look like this title is available in kindle yet.
that is a good point about the ebooks. only the last one DG wrote, Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled (though not set in Turkey), is a kindle edition. the offer holds on the print copy
. . would love to comment on your latest posting but comments are ‘turned off’
Strange. Let me check on that.
Hi Ellen ~
You’ve been nominated for a super sweet blogging award! Have fun!
http://www.oneroadatatime.com/just-for-the-sweet-fun-of-it/