A lot happened at the start of our trip.... so I hope bear with me as I keep writing about all of the initial days and weeks. Soon after we got to Budapest, my friend and colleague from HSU, Tasha Howe came to visit with her family. Tasha did her Fall sabbatical in Croatia, and she decided to spend a few days with us before returning to the US. In addition to wanting to show their family the city, I was also hoping that her boys who are similar ages to my kids would share some encouraging/inspiring things to say about their experiences. (My kids were into their first week of school and decidedly not excited about the sabbatical at this point.)Tasha, her husband Mike, and their boys got here very late at night on January
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