Hungarian Sugar
[su_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN34bmSqVy8" class="center"] Checking out our neighborhood's sugar: Who has the best cakes - America or Hungary?
Doing the Hokie Pokie: What I Learned at the Hungarian Elementary School about Life
[su_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdyKZzDmsEk&list=UU6fhA58yx2JeqP7J8sKpRnQ" class="center"] I’m not sure why I keep getting sucked up into these time warps. As each day passes, I am one day older… and one day further from my last blog post. [If you have a solution to keep me on top of this, let me know!] It’s not like so many cool [...]
In Hungary We Trust
Well, it’s that time again; Visa time. When, once again, we must prove that it’s in Hungary’s best interests to allow us Americans to live in their country. (I can think of hundreds of reasons!) I mean, using Bailey and Brodee’s cute factor should be reason enough, right? But something tells me immigration requires more [...]
The Twilight Zone
Where the heck have I been? Good question (actually, I’d like some answers). The only explanation I can come up with is best summed up in the opening narration to a popular 1950’s TV show: There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space [...]
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
[su_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtrEdoLTOcg" class="center"] Join Will and me on our overnight trip to Vienna with some friends to check out the Christmas Market at City Hall. Incredible food, beautiful decorations and a magical atmosphere… Frohe Weihnachten!
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Our last IT school class was on Friday and it was bittersweet. Part of me was thankful, but another part was sad to see it end. While I love to complete things, it always leaves an opening to create something new. Everything was planned; we’d be in Serbia for the final class and I’d even [...]
Holiday Paddling
The Great Market Hall: Thanksgiving shopping in Budapest It’s here – the most wonderful time of the year. The holiday season has begun. Did I hear a sigh? I know the holidays can be a mixed bag of emotions. They’re supposed to be full of holly and jolly, but high expectations come with opportunity for [...]
Focus On the Burrito
Shortly after I stepped into the cab I knew I’d forgotten something, something very important. You know when your "Spidey sense" kicks in (yes, I’m going geek) and you just know something ain't quite right? @#$%! We were only a couple of blocks from the hotel, so I immediately began pleading my case to the [...]
Coffee and Enlightenment, Please
I found myself getting a little annoyed. Okay, more than a little. I could blame it on my lack of coffee, or my lack of enlightenment, but aren't we all entitled to get frustrated every now and then? The flight attendants serving the complimentary beverages on Flight 2051 from Zurich to Budapest were not moving [...]
You Need a Vacation
To say I’m exhausted is an understatement. Our friends from Atlanta headed to the airport at 4:30 am today; two ladies I was schooled by (so they have a couple of years on me) who out-walked, out-shopped, and out-drank me their entire visit in Hungary. There are two reasons for this: one, I’m out of [...]
House Hunters International: Business and Budget in Budapest, Hungary
Did you catch Will and me on HGTV’s House Hunters International this week? It was awesome! If you’re lucky enough to be with one of the TV providers listed here, you can catch the replay. If not, the episode is airing again next month. This week I’m in Stara Moravica, Serbia, as we wrap up [...]
Are You Kidding Me?
Here I am, living in a rural Serbian village, which is not the easiest thing I've ever done. Budapest was somewhat of an adjustment from U.S. living, but this is a whole other level. Things I took for granted in Budapest have become glaringly absent, like not having a Starbucks around the block when I [...]