If you’re like me, you built up your possessions over time—deliberately. I love to cook and bought a deep fryer for my once-a-year foray into fried zucchini blossoms, purchased the supplies to cross-stitch a Christmas stocking for each of our… Read More ›
Hungary
“We could kill a pig” and other team building ideas…
As the weather turns sunny and warm, we lunch outside. Last week there was a group of us, mostly Hungarians, a handful of Romanians, a French guy, and one other American, gathered around the picnic table. Everyone was relaxed, the mood fostered by… Read More ›
Vac, Hungary: The lesser known Danube Bend town
The Danube Bend is the area north of Budapest where the Danube River jogs abruptly left making a 90 degree turn as it heads west to Bratislava and Vienna. Most tourists stay on the hilly Buda side of the river… Read More ›
May 1st: Labor Day
Someone once asked me why the United States doesn’t celebrate Labor Day on May 1st “like the rest of the world”. Then I didn’t know the answer – I still don’t. I’ll take a guess. Labor Day is, at least… Read More ›
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 ›
The World In Between 