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Market Day…
In Budapest, the main market hall overflows with fruits, vegetables, meat, paprika, and tourists. This historic building should be on everyone’s list of things to see. It is a mix of Hungarian farmers mingled amongst paprika retailers selling the ubiquitous… Read More ›
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Life in the Empire
When we announced our intention to move to Bratislava, the first question everyone asked was “why?” Why, at a phase of life when we might buy a beach house or mountain retreat, why during an age where we could slow… Read More ›
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The Joys of Small Store Shopping
Back home, in the United States, I can buy everything on my shopping list in one stop: bread, lettuce, sunglasses, lawn mower, crutches, paint and car battery. Largely, that’s a reflection of where I live – in the bosom of… Read More ›
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A Most Ironic Weekend
Last weekend my Saturday and Sunday were juxtaposed on either side of one of the most contentious debates in modern Europe: what to do about the “Roma problem”. Saturday morning I met a new friend for coffee. It turns out… Read More ›
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A reflection of my time in Slovakia
For those of you who follow this blog, “thank you.”. (And for those others who stumbled here, welcome!). Below is a link to a piece I wrote reflecting on our time in Slovakia. It’s for an expats blog site as… Read More ›
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