I arose bright and early and packed my unwieldy backpack.  I had entertained the notion of leaving 2 bags of uncessaries behind in Monika’s attic, but remembered nightmares when I […]

Monika, with whose family I had been staying with for the past 2 weeks, suggested that we go on a special 2 day outing to central Slovakia to visit the chateau of Budatin, […]

I was relieved to escape the sweltering heat of Budapest.  After getting a clean bill of health from the dentist, I took bus, tram, and metro to the train station […]

After a week of culture shock, the dust is beginning to settle.  I’m starting to realize that what I sense here, just under the surface, is the pain of tremendous […]

Almost every Hungarian man I’ve seen in Budapest has a shaved head. At first I thought it was in response to elevated summer temperatures, though the hottest it’s been here is 32 […]