Meet the New Boss…
Is this what you get when you cross Josef Stalin with Attila the Hun?
Hidden Grace Part 1
There are a number of obvious benefits and challenges to working/serving overseas — many of which are both a benefit and a challenge, like exposure to an interesting and very […]
That’s a Clown Question, Bro
National elections are coming up in early April, and the ruling coalition, led by the Fidesz party (Fidesz is an abbreviation for “Alliance of Young Democrats”), must have made a […]
Seen on the Tram Last Night…
No kangaroos in Austria. Word. (We’re back!)
Practice, Practice, Practice
One of the Hungarian equivalents to Carnegie Hall is Liszt Academy, where Béla Bartok, Zoltán Kodaly, Sir. Georg Solti, and pretty much every Hungarian classical musician of note (get it?) received […]
Google Doesn’t Really Understand Marriage
Been busy in Budapest and Bucharest, so we’re behind on blogging. Bummer. (STOP IT!) The Big Bad Google Borg doesn’t really have a mind of its own… yet… but it’s […]
Himnusz
Today is National Day in Hungary, officially to commemorate the day the Third Republic of Hungary was proclaimed in 1989, but more deeply felt is the simultaneous commemoration of the […]
Meanwhile, on the Other Side…
Another one of those “I wish we hadn’t marketed that well” items is the whole energy drink category. I’m not a doctor, but it’s hard for me to believe you […]
Now Boarding for Mount Sinai… Eden…
(Pronounced “good” – and so He is…)
Missed It By That Much
This was my morning. On days that we go out to the office, we have a direct but delicate commute involving a trolley, a tram, and two buses. And today […]
Suddenly Hungarian 