The World In Between

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• The first day of spring!

  By Julie Callahan on March 20, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  This morning, I woke to sunshine, chirping birds, barking dogs. When I went to bed it was winter, but I woke up to spring. I walked to the train station with my jacket unbuttoned, grinning like a fool in a… Read More ›

• Finding St. Patrick’s Day in Budapest

  By Julie Callahan on March 17, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

  We didn’t find corned beef and cabbage. Honestly, I suppose I never expected we would. During the search, I stumbled upon an advertisement for a party after the St. Patrick’s Day parade at a nearby Ruin Pub named Instant: Come… Read More ›

• In Search of Corned Beef and Cabbage

  By Julie Callahan on March 15, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  When Pat and I married, I promised to love, honor, and cook corned beef and cabbage each year on March 17th.  And for 30 plus years of marriage, I kept these vows. In the early years, my attempts were passable,… Read More ›

• The Power of the Blog

  By Julie Callahan on March 14, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  A few months ago, I wrote a a ranting blog post about the McDonald’s sign perched on a rooftop over the banks of the Danube. The sign was particularly irksome given this stretch of the Danube is a UNESCO World… Read More ›

• So, what do you do all day?

  By Julie Callahan on March 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I stumbled upon this linguistic quagmire during my conversation class when a man questioned the meaning of this pervasive Americanism. In order to define the phrase, I described a typical Saturday morning in my days of yore life: dashing to… Read More ›

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