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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2018 in 90 Seconds
2018 in 90 Seconds

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

Audiobook trailer now available!
Audiobook trailer now available!

The audiobook for Mother Tongue now has a trailer!

New Blog Post!
New Blog Post!

Looking for something to memorialize this morning, I started seeing shapes in the sand. And then I saw Her.

New Anthology!
New Anthology!

I was sorry to miss the launch this week, but I'm so excited to be part of this wonderful new anthology!

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New Blog Post!

Unexpected parallels with and discoveries about my own past, while on my last trip to Cambodia.

 
 

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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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New blog post! 💥 Last month’s trip to India and Bangladesh taught me much about the political situations in both countries, as illustrated during an unexpected interaction on the border between them and in the run-up to national elections in the latter. Full post: taniaromanov.com/blog . . . . #blog #blogger #travelblog #travelblogger #bloggerlife #bloggers #travel #travelling #bangladesh #wanderlust #adventuretravel #india #borders #bordercrossing #indiapictures #india_gram #writer #reader #readersofinstagram #travelphotography #followmeplease
Sharing the blessings of coming home to my favorite place in the whole world. San Francisco welcomed and sheltered my family when we were homeless refugees almost 65 years ago. Today the world is my home, the gifts I have been given are far beyond count, and I thank the ground I walk on every moment, acknowledging my gratitude to America. Together we will overcome many challenges in this coming year and I wish for strength and confidence in our future. By welcoming those in need we keep building a stronger home for all of us. #america #sanfrancisco #immigrant #goldengatebridge #travelswithtania #iphonex #shelter #refugees #welcome2019
The fishermen were putting black pitch on the boat bottom to seal it, then smoothing and washing it. This young man really got into throwing water at it, and I got into the morning glow and reflection. I was intrigued by the image of salt water in mid flight. The next image shows it exploding in a splatter as it hits the boat. #bangladesh #sundarbans #travelphotocollections #travelswithtania #iphonex #fishermen #boatrepair #morninglight.
Most of the fishermen of the Sundarbans carried very little with them as they headed home to vote. They spend three months on these mangrove delta islands which are totally isolated and protected the rest of the time, and have no shops or anything to buy. The mystery of why this man was carrying a plastic yellow child’s toy is not one I will resolve. He cared so much about it that when he was climbing into the boat he made sure it was well protected by a friend. I envision a young child’s face glowing as his father shows up, the only one with a surprise gift. #travelphotocollections #bangladesh #travelswithtania #iphonex #sundarbans #fisherman #plastictoy