Reconnecting in Moravia
In the eastern Czech Republic Barry Wood meets a Moravian family that had provided invaluable assistance during his 2,500 mile ride across Eastern Europe. Continue reading Reconnecting in Moravia
A Father Scarred by the Great Depression
It’s nearly impossible for us living in the 21st century to imagine what life was like in the early years of the Great Depression after the 1929 stock market crash. The sudden arrival of what turned out to be a decade of hard times was a particular shock because the 20’s had been so good. Grand Rapids, Michigan had been booming because its several dozen … Continue reading A Father Scarred by the Great Depression
G20 Hamburg Success
Helmut Kohl and the Euro
WASHINGTON: Helmut Kohl, the long-serving former German chancellor who died June 16th at age 87, was honored Saturday with the European Union’s first ever state funeral in Strasburg. Chancellor Merkel, Kohl’s one time protégé, French president Emmanuel Macron, and former President Bill Clinton were among those paying tribute. Kohl will rightly be remembered for masterfully orchestrating German reunification. He will also be remembered as the … Continue reading Helmut Kohl and the Euro
What I Learned From Oxford Tutorials
I was at Oxford for only four-weeks but the experience honed analytical and speaking skills that I employ decades later. It was a summer course in the late 1960s comprised of 80 students from universities in America and Europe. It was organized by the university’s Institute of Education and the program continues to this day. We were housed at St. Anne’s College. Our course was … Continue reading What I Learned From Oxford Tutorials
Barry D. Wood 