My parents fled Hungary in '56 and landed in the US, on the west coast. I spent a lot of the last decade in Europe, and a lot of my free time in Hungary. Loved

My parents fled Hungary in '56 and landed in the US, on the west coast. I spent a lot of the last decade in Europe, and a lot of my free time in Hungary. Loved it, enjoyed it, thought a future me could retire there. The parallels between US right now, and Hungary right now, are alarming. It's overtly called out in the press... so it's part of the conversation, but we're full circle on what my parents (and grandparents) went through and how a redemptive arc is, or is not, available.