Two days ago in the evening I was talking to Ruzbeh, with whom we went to past Congresses as well. We were sitting for a drink in the Carolina Square of the city center. He is a great fellow to be around, trust me on that 🙂
At one point he said something very interesting to me:
At the last two Congresses, we rented convention/conference centers in Birmingham and Washington, DC, which are places literally designed for conferences and congresses like ours. Great, professional venues, yet, he has a different feeling now, in the Unitarian High School, somehow that IARF is home, it is in a place than he can feel that he and the organization belongs to. Inside a building that really cultivates on an everyday basis the shared values of IARF. I think he expressed something that I felt somewhere in my soul, but didn’t vocalize: You came home!

I truly hope your homestay was pleasant and you enjoyed your time here! We are sorry if some things did not match your expectations, we usually settle these issues with a couples of glasses of pálinka over here. Eastern Europe, after all 🙂
But truly, I’m so thankful for every encounter that we had during the last couple of days. Meaningful conversations, humorous people, cultural and spiritual experiences, wanderings in the city, food and drinks, panels and answered questions, music and prayer, all of this stirred up into a beautiful Congress!

Thank you, thank you!
Looking forward to meeting with you in any part of the world!
Blessings and love,
Zsolt