A Rare Pleasure in the Middle East
Eda Sokmen is the quintessential guide who transports Wendeen from immersion in an evacuation planning mission based in Cyprus to the relaxing world of the Bosphorus and the energy of Istanbul.

Eda Sokmen is the quintessential guide who transports Wendeen from immersion in an evacuation planning mission based in Cyprus to the relaxing world of the Bosphorus and the energy of Istanbul.
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Welcome to the Fall Opening of Wendeen's Blog

Baldwin is Still Winning
At a time when Las Vegas is all abuzz about the implications of Steve Wynn’s fall from grace, I am reminded both of his rise as a visionary who brought a glitzy casino into the Wild West downtown section of Las Vegas and his homerun in recruiting World Series of Poker Champion, Bobby Baldwin, as […]

Central Park, Renewal Is At My Doorstep
It is week 11 since a taxi hit me and shut down my summer vacation plans, but the non-negotiable reset button of 8 weeks of pure bed rest and 12 weeks of staying put in a wheelchair with “articulating legs” has allowed me to revise my priorities. I am meditating, mending, and maneuvering with […]

PA Reunion is a Blast
Standing next to her very first dancing partner from 1962 and our class president, Wendeen shares fond memories from the lunch time discotheque to the rigors of practice. Artists all, Wendeen recalls her senior project – a Beethoven’s sonata.

