Each time we step into Austria we take a deep breath. From Innsbruck, to Salzburg to Vienna, Austria feels organized and welcoming and somehow seems to say, “relax, I have it all under control”. There …
Learning From One Another in A Changing World
As we approached Vienna, Austria a familiar scene unfolded. Beautiful farmland dotted with weathered barns led us right to the edge of the city. I have driven over 20,000 miles this year and we have …
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Crossing The Threshold in Prague
When I was in college, Prague was the new frontier. Everyone I met that had journeyed to the capital of the new Czech Republic came back with wistful stories of this newly accessible jewel. Twenty …
Berlin, Germany: If Walls Could Talk
“The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the pastness of the past, but of its presence.” ― T.S. Eliot As we walked past no man's land, through Mauerpark to the Bernauer Strasse …
Cold War Kids Visiting Berlin
I was a Cold War kid. The Russians were the bad guys in every movie and the nuclear race was yet to be won. When I signed up to go to the former U.S.S.R. in 1986, with a young ambassadors group, I was …
The Familiarity of Uncertainty
As we settled into our lodging in Copenhagen, Denmark a familiar pattern of exploration ensued. I used to say things like, “There is no coffee pot! They said there would be a coffee pot!” Now it is …
