Paul’s post
It all started as what had become a fairly routine morning in our lives- get up early, hop the train to Manchester Int’l Airport, and board a Lufthansa flight bound for Serbia.
How many times had we done this over the past few years…a dozen times or so? We knew the drill. Manchester to Frankfurt, or Munich, or Vienna, and then on to Belgrade. But this time was very, very different.
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Greetings all!
It would be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy to winge, and cry, and complain about the terrible hand 2020 has dealt to us and most everyone we know…but, that would belie how we really feel. Continue reading
Greetings from Serbia!
Yep…we are bucking the trend. Going against the flow. Looking beyond the facts…like these:
– Serbia is under a State of Emergency
– We are under a curfew from 5 PM until 5 AM
– Those 65 or older are only allowed outside on Sunday mornings when they can go to the grocery stores (Funny side note: Continue reading
Look out America!!!! Here we come!!!!
This year’s Magical Mystery Tour will begin on 5 October and see us heading back to Serbia on 23 December. The fun begins and ends in Atlanta, but in between we have plans to be in:
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
The H.I.K.E…. it looked like this….Six days…the width of England…about 90 miles/150 km. Something neither of us had ever attempted. Armed with hydration packs, bananas, a guide book, and the knowledge we just needed to keep going west…we started.
Here is a day-by-day recap…with some great pix taken along the way. Enjoy.
Elvira: Why would we sponsor a university student? How did she turn the taunts and jeers of her friends into her Fight Song?
Growing up in most Roma communities is a strike against any kid. Oh, you’re a girl”? Strike two. Strike three could be a choice of any number of factors; parental apathy, lack of funds, death of your father. Take your pick. Continue reading
Greetings from somewhat chilly Novi Sad Serbia. With the Holidays and our recent Magical Mystery Tour all behind us, life here is back to “normal”.
Excuse me? How does normal look, you ask? It looks like this>> Continue reading
Greetings from Paul and Mary.
Wow…it has been 5 months since we’ve relocated to Serbia.
What’s been happening? A virtual cornucopia of love, grace, big steps forward, some steps back, admin stuff, and a growing sense that it was the right thing to do. In no particular order it looks like this: Continue reading
Just finished the first official Board Meeting for Propel USA!!! No small feat when you realise the Board resides on two different continents and is separated by 6 time zones. Many thanks to Rob Sgarlata and Lawrence Moore and Mary Kuhn Triller
