Category Archive

The following is a list of all entries from the Holidays category.

Merry Christmas from Krakow

Christmas Eve has sort of snuck up on us here in Eastern Europe.  It’s tough to be a foreigner in a foreign land this time of year—are there any Christmas songs not about being home for the holidays?  So, our strategy is to go somewhere interesting to keep our minds off the fact that Santa [...]


NPR on Ukraine’s WWII History

Tomorrow, May 9th, is a big holiday in Ukraine – Victory Day. NPR’s Weekend Edition had an interesting piece on Ukraine’s history and the meaning of this day to Ukrainians. I hope you’ll take a listen: NPR – World War II Holiday Brings Ukrainian Nightmares


Protected: Happy Easter!

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