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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New blog post!

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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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
When I was growing up, Calla Lillies were just the weeds in my backyard in San Francisco. Then I learned they were my mother’s favorite flowers, and that my father figured out a way to get them for her wedding bouquet in Yugoslavia in 1946. From that moment on they became one of my most treasured plants. These share the table with another favorite, my Aperol spritz. #callalily #sanfrancisco #travelswithtania #mothermemories #aperol #shotoniphone #iphonex
When you head to Recco for focaccia con formaggio, check out my beloved Camogli, Liz Shemaria.