Just a quick note I thought would be of interest: Today I saw a patient, a lovely lady of 60, who hails originally from Romania. I relayed tales of my recent travels with the GMC and she in turn proceeded with an amazing tale of communist-era defection.
The tale goes that about 40 years ago she was a 20-something member of a Romanian choir touring Austria. She had purposely packed light all the while planning to defect. At a moment when herr director’s eyes were elsewhere, she ran off to find asylum in the American embassy. Apparently several of her compatriots had the same idea because before long half the choir showed up at the embassy. After spending 5 months at an Austrian refuge camp, she secured an American sponsor and has been here ever since!
Fascinating stuff the way she tells it complete with accent, and the ebbs and flows of escapist reportage.
So…there it is.
Tags: austria, connections, defection
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