by Ian | Jul 22, 2019 | Ireland
Month: July 2019 You could see for miles in every direction from the Wadi ath-Thamad Project site in central Jordan. To many, it would have looked like nothing more than a pile of rocks sitting on the top of a small hill of sand encircled by a few threads of green...
by Ian | Jul 30, 2019 | Hungary, Slovakia
When I was a kid I had a naive idea of what my adult life would look like, and naturally it turned out much different. With a more mature mind I’m now able to recognize characteristics in people that might more accurately predict what I might be like 20, 30, or 40...
by Ian | Jul 31, 2019 | Hungary
Közmondás – Háp! Háp! Háp! I often find myself in situations where communication can be tricky because of language barriers, and I’ve become adept at being expressive and honing in on some universal ways to communicate concepts that easily cross cultures. I always...
by Ian | Aug 2, 2019 | Hungary
The Wait – Perceptions and Geopolitics of Tiny Hungary I have often called my mother and her generation the “Cold War Kids”. There was something about growing up in the 50s and 60s that made people more prone to gossip. They were secretive and suspicious and...
by Ian | Aug 15, 2019 | Food, Slovenia, The Dining Car
Month: August 2019 Seventy-five kilometres northwest of the capital, Ljubljana, tucked away in the Julian Alps lies an isolated little lake called Bohinj. Off the main route which runs through Kranj to Jesenice, Bohinj has managed to remain relatively unknown compared...
