Remembering an afternoon with Walter Cronkite
July 20, 2009
Not many Flinn Scholars are old enough to have watched the late Walter Cronkite's broadcasts as anchor of the CBS Evening News. But undoubtedly, all of the Scholars who attended an exclusive lecture and conversation with him in 1995 remember…
On the Road 2009: Day Nineteen
June 12, 2009
The long day began early in the morning as all of the scholars lethargically boarded the bus at 4:00 A.M. to depart Cluj-Napoca and head towards Budapest.
On the Road 2009: Day Seventeen
June 10, 2009
Awaking with sore muscles and numerous "battle scars" from yesterday's hike, I reluctantly left the cozy comfort of my bed this morning. The events of the day began with a short question and answer session about Romania with our guides,…
On the Road 2009: Day Sixteen
June 09, 2009
Imagine your most intimate experience with nature. Perhaps it involves the silence of a dark forest; maybe views of a shaft of light cascading between mountains; it may simply be hiking to the top of a great peak. Today’s hike,…
On the Road 2009: Day Fifteen
June 08, 2009
After breakfast we started the day off with a lecture by Maria Korek on ethnic relations in Romania. Romania has two major ethnic minorities: Hungarians and Roma. It was interesting to notice the huge differences between the social and economic…
On the Road 2009: Day Fourteen
June 07, 2009
At this point, we are halfway through our time in Romania and over halfway through the trip. We awoke today in Homorodszentpeter, an idyllic town of 200 (that's people, not families) nestled in the Transylvanian countryside.
On the Road 2009: Day Thirteen
June 06, 2009
We began this day on Romanian/Zoltan time as many of our sleep deficiencies began catching up with us. Once we finally got our bags together we enjoyed the typical breakfast of cheese, sausage, bread and paprika as well as a…
