For two weeks each August I curse the weather Gods, as Budapest wilts under summer’s oppressive heat. I yearn for the frigid days of winter and swear I will never grouse during the inevitable deep freeze (a promise I will break around… Read More ›
Expat life
An Army without Guns…
Last month, the Danube surged over its banks as record-breaking floods hit Central Europe. The city of Budapest escaped fairly unscathed. The surrounding small villages were less fortunate. A friend of mine mentioned he would be off work – he wasn’t… Read More ›
The Kindness of Strangers
Blanche Dubois summarized my expat life best, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” And so it is. That random guardian angel who swoops in when I am most lost, confused, disconsolate. With a nearly unnoticeable gesture they… Read More ›
The Train to Moscow…
Oops!! Last week was fun. We drank shots of palinka, entertained a new friend for dinner, and hopped a train to Moscow. That last bit might have been the highlight of our year–if our destination hadn’t been Bratislava. Running a bit behind… Read More ›
The things we’ll carry home….
Our American friends, Syd and Deb, visited this past week. Syd mentioned in passing the unique perspectives we will take back to the United States some day. He’s right – I hope. These perspectives won’t relate to the social benefits infamous… Read More ›
The World In Between 