Had a great time reading at Hidden Compass’s first anniversary celebration !

Had a great time reading at Hidden Compass’s first anniversary celebration!

 
Tania Romanov Amochaev, at a recent event for Mother Tongue .

Tania Romanov Amochaev, at a recent event for Mother Tongue.

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Arriving shortly before and leaving on Election Day in Bangladesh offered much insight into the country.

What was life like in the refugee camp?
What was life like in the refugee camp?

Matthew asks what life was life in the refuge camp, as I describe in my book, Mother Tongue.

Why dedicated to my mom?
Why dedicated to my mom?

In this outtake from my chat on Matthew Felix’s podcast, Matthew asks why my book, Mother Tongue, was dedicated to my mom..

First interview clip!
First interview clip!

Last May, I was on Matthew's podcast. What follows is the first of several forthcoming outtakes from our chat, where I discuss different aspects of my book, Mother Tongue.

2018 in 90 Seconds
2018 in 90 Seconds

My year in writing and photography in 90 seconds... It's been a busy, exciting year!

 
 

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What language did you speak with your mother? With your father? With your brother? For Tania Romanov there are three different answers.

Mother Tongue follows the lives of three generations of women― Katarina, Zora, and Tania―over the last 100 years. It follows countries that dissolved, formed, and reformed. Lands that were conquered and subjugated by Fascists and Nazis and nationalists. Lives lived in exile, in refugee camps, in new worlds.

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“The Balkans are a tangle many of us tend to gloss over because we can’t get inside it. With this fascinating memoir, Tania Romanov takes us there.”
— Tamim Ansary, "West of Kabul, East of New York"
 
 
 

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Thinking of the wonderful people of Dhaka, Bangladesh as they struggle with the terrible fire. With gratitude for your graciousness and sorrow for your loss. . . . #dhaka #bagladesh #beautifulbangladesh #gratitude #thinkingofyou #riverside #sunrise #dawn #portrait #portraits #fishermen #womanportrait travels #travelholic #travelersnotebook #neverstopexploring #destinationearth #travelphotograpy #visualsoflife #ourplanetdaily #untoldvisuals #explore #followmeplease #ShotoniPhone #iphonex
I have more pictures of rickshaws than anything else in Bangladesh. They are everywhere, and they are beloved and beautiful. This was one of thousands that crowded the fish market in Chittagong. I think it was entirely manual - which you can only tell by observing the feet. In the motorized ones, they are mostly kept off the pedals. These bags of cement must’ve weighed several hundred pounds, and the smoker certainly wasn’t concerned about the onus he was putting in the driver. Interestingly, the government has now banned the production of these vehicles because there are too many of them on the roads. Of course that will mean an increase in other, far more polluting forms of transport. Intriguing to say the least. . . . #bagladesh #tuktuk #rickshaw #chittagong #transportation #transport #pedalpower #3wheeler #environmentallyfriendly #travels #travelholic #travelersnotebook #neverstopexploring #travelphotograpy #portraits visualsoflife #ourplanetdaily #explore #followmeplease #ShotoniPhone #iphonex
My brother has long threatened to import a Piaggio three-wheeler from Italy. But Bangladesh is a country of three-wheelers like no other. Whether driven by motors, legs, or a combination of the two, they are always a sight to behold. There were about fifty of them lined up in this gas station waiting to fill up on CNG - compressed natural gas - a less expensive and more environmentally friendly fuel that the country has introduced to help with a massive air pollution problem. This picture is for you Alex! . . . #bagladesh #threewheeler #tuktuk #transportation #transport #naturalgas #3wheeler #environmentallyfriendly #travels #travelholic #travelersnotebook #neverstopexploring #travelphotograpy #visualsoflife #ourplanetdaily #explore #followmeplease #ShotoniPhone #iphonex
Sudden hailstorm caught me while I was walking down the street! Fun!! . . . #hailstorm #sanfranciscolife #iphonex #travelswithtania #weirdweather #hail #travels #travelholic #travelersnotebook #travelphotography #travelers #neverstopexploring #destinationearth #travelphotograpy #visualsoflife #ourplanetdaily #untoldvisuals #explore #followmeplease #ShotoniPhone