Most people look at others who seem to have it all and think – well of course they are grateful-they have everything that makes them happy, but that is not how it works, it is those who are grateful, no matter what they have or don’t have that are happy. Being grateful makes you happy.... Continue Reading →
The girl I met from Kazakhstan, in Budapest, at a Chinese Air B and B!
Sounds like the beginning of a great country western song! After a few days in Eger I come back to Budapest and it was like coming home. The bus dropped me off at an unfamiliar bus stop. At first confused and disoriented I find the metro and immediately recognize the yellow line which will take... Continue Reading →
Strangers I Have Met
I was in a coffee shop in Budapest and a little boy behind me was telling his mother what he wanted to eat in English. I turned and said” Wow, your English is very good.” His mother laughed and said "Yes, we are from Texas." She went on to tell me that her husband is... Continue Reading →
Lost In Translation!
After 4 days in Vienna I take a bus back to Budapest and then take another bus to Eger, Hungary. Eger is 3 hours east of Budapest and home to the famous Hungarian wine called Bull’s Blood. The story is that when the Turks invaded Hungary near Eger in the 1500’s, the citizens of Eger... Continue Reading →
Going through the Change!
Just an FYI my blog has a new look - my name and a header will be put on soon. My wonderful young friend Maria H. is helping me between a full time job, three small children and a husband in a PhD. program!
Who do you Love…trust?
I read an article today about how people are becoming untrusting of our large institutions – governments, banks, education to name a few. I was thinking what a strange world we live in. We don’t trust long standing institutions but I trust a complete stranger at an Air B and B to allow me to... Continue Reading →
My First!
I arrive in Rotterdam, just two hours from Amsterdam and stay in my first hostel. Rotterdam feels like NYC on steroids! OK not as big and not as many people, but super,super modern. A great China town, magnificent bridges, buildings and museums. I am told, by other back packers, this is a 5 star hostel... Continue Reading →
Honey, I Shrunk Myself!
Arriving in Amsterdam I realize how really short I am. Everyone here is so tall. The Netherlands have some of the tallest women in the world. The average height is 5 foot 7", in the USA the average women is 5 foot 3" I use to be 5 foot 2.5” on a good day! I have shrunk to... Continue Reading →
I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet!
This trip was not intended as a vacation nor as a race to see how many countries I could visit in 3 months - but more of a personal pilgrimage. I wanted to travel with no real agenda, except to fulfill my volunteer jobs and to deepen my understanding of how I fit into the bigger... Continue Reading →
My Timshel by Tamara Gonzalez Oberbeck 