The World In Between

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• What’s wrong with nice?

  By Julie Callahan on September 7, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Europeans are forthright in telling me all the things wrong with Americans.  We are fat, we live in big houses and we have big mouths.  Oh, and we smile – incessantly.  I accept it.  We are that group of people who… Read More ›

• Returning “home”

  By Julie Callahan on September 1, 2013 • ( 6 )

  We are visiting the United States for a month – the longest return trip since moving to Central Europe two years ago.  When people ask me where I am going, I pause for a second.  To say “I’m going to… Read More ›

• Unintended Questions

  By Julie Callahan on August 25, 2013 • ( 4 )

  There’s a miscommunication between Hungarians and me.  I ask questions, and they answer them.  What are they thinking?  Clearly they do not understand the cultural nuance of American English.  When I say, “How are you?” the only acceptable answer is… Read More ›

• The Slovenia Coast

  By Julie Callahan on August 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The Slovenian coast is an Adriatic potpourri – complex and multi-layered, a sedimentary culture  created through its varied past.  Caught in the middle of a centuries long Roman, Hapsburg and Ottoman tug of war, Slovenia emerged as an independent country just recently, in… Read More ›

• Exploring Budapest: In the Steps of Raoul Wallenberg

  By Julie Callahan on August 16, 2013 • ( 6 )

  

  Life has lapsed into a rhythm.  Moving to a new country (and in our case two new countries) is unsettling, so I welcome a bit of balance.  But balance morphing into complacency is a problem.   I am trying to shake… Read More ›

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