Category: Blog
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The EU at Work: More first impressions
Part two of two: Evidence of what Rick Steeves terms Europe’s “internal Marshall Plan” can be seen all over Hungary.
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Trabbis and Transitions: First impressions of Hungary
Remnants of Soviet communism and European Union sponsored construction projects dot the workaday landscape of Hungary.
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The Best of Budapest: The View from Hostel Hill
Some cities are easy to love. Budapest is one such example.
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Information Literacy in the Internet Age
Recently on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorning program, host Kerri Miller put the question to the guests and listeners of what influence bloggers, social media, and other online information organizations have on traditional press. The two stories that drove the conversation were the WikiLeaks story and the ado stirred up by Andrew Breitbart and his BigGovernment.org…
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Seoul, Hope, and Mustard Seeds: A Short Film on Philanthropy
You don’t have to be in South Korea long to notice two things: there is a large population of foreign English teachers and it does not have the best reputation. Truth be told, it is no struggle to find examples of ex-pats who show more interest in late-night drinking than day-time teaching. When you look…