What is Kifli?

What is Kifli?

Let’s talk about Kifli! But to set the stage for this discussion, let’s talk about the game Telephone! If you have ever played this game, you know that someone starts it off by one person whispering a sentence very quietly to the person next to them and...
Carnival Season – Farsang

Carnival Season – Farsang

A couple of years ago, I was able to visit Mohács, Hungary during the Carnival season. Carnival — Farsang, in Hungarian, marks the end of winter. Some of the celebration is connected to fertility as well as the destruction of Old Man Winter. There is a lot of...
Ten things you should do when traveling!

Ten things you should do when traveling!

The focus of my international traveling experience involves exploring Hungary and Transylvania, the area of Romania with a larger concentration of Hungarians. Here is a little bit of what have I learned during my frequent trips over the last several years. Look Up and...
The Impact of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The Impact of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

Have you been impacted by the Hungarian Revolution of 1956? From October 23 – November 4, 1956 there was a nationwide revolt against the Soviet occupation of Hungary. During the days, weeks, and months after October 1956, many Hungarians scattered all around the...