Twenty Years an Expat: the Confusing and Amusing
Twenty years ago today, I touched down in Hungary after a long flight from Boston. Little did I know thatContinue Reading
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The Real St. Nicholas
Today on St. Nicholas Day across Europe, children who had been on their best behavior during the year were rewardedContinue Reading
My First Expat Thanksgiving
Americans may not agree on much this November, but there’s a strong consensus that Thanksgiving is a rather special dayContinue Reading
Helsinki’s Baltic Fish Market: Tradition meets modern cuisine
One of my favorite local events—and certainly the most tasty—is the week-long Baltic Herring Festival, which kicked off yesterday inContinue Reading
Hope Amidst the Ashes: The Black Madonna of Częstochowa
During these challenging pandemic days of isolation and anxiety, when the future seems so uncertain, I find myself revisiting moreContinue Reading
Mary’s Last Breath
Today, August 15th, Christians around the world are celebrating the Assumption of Mary based on the doctrine that God assumedContinue Reading
Three Hours on Kobba Klintar…
… is not enough! Last week, I flew with my husband, Otto, to Mariehamn, a place neither of us hadContinue Reading
Anne Frank’s Birthday Gift to the World
When Anne Frank received the famous red-checkered diary from her parents on her birthday in 1942, she wrote in anContinue Reading
Called Back: A Tribute to Emily Dickinson
When my parents announced in the early 1990s that they were retiring to the Amherst, Massachusetts area, I was thrilled.Continue Reading