From the Rill to the Ocean

My Journey to Freedom

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book From the Rill to the Ocean by Imre Kalanyos, Xlibris US
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Author: Imre Kalanyos ISBN: 9781469113371
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: February 27, 2007
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: Imre Kalanyos
ISBN: 9781469113371
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: February 27, 2007
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

I was born in Hungary in 1941. The village of my birth, Sivo, ruined during WWII and later relocated to the flood plane of a little creek in a segregated area of Gordisa, vanished without a trace and forever. The people of my village called themselves Bsh. They were known to most Hungarians as Gypsies. Discriminated against as a minority, I was disheartened by the Communist systems failure to integrate my community into Hungarian society. I decided, at age twenty-six to leave my country and to seek freedom in America. Because it was illegal to leave Hungary, my escape was demanding and dangerous. On one hand, if caught during the planning stage of my escape, I would have faced imprisonment and would have been black- listed for life. On the other hand, if caught during crossing the border, I could get killed. Aware of this but encouraged by Ady Endres poem From the Rill to the Ocean, I told myself LIVE FREE OR DIE. I now live in Chapel Hill North Carolina, where I share and enjoy freedom with my dear wife Kathy and our freedom- loving dogs, Jesse and Buddy.

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I was born in Hungary in 1941. The village of my birth, Sivo, ruined during WWII and later relocated to the flood plane of a little creek in a segregated area of Gordisa, vanished without a trace and forever. The people of my village called themselves Bsh. They were known to most Hungarians as Gypsies. Discriminated against as a minority, I was disheartened by the Communist systems failure to integrate my community into Hungarian society. I decided, at age twenty-six to leave my country and to seek freedom in America. Because it was illegal to leave Hungary, my escape was demanding and dangerous. On one hand, if caught during the planning stage of my escape, I would have faced imprisonment and would have been black- listed for life. On the other hand, if caught during crossing the border, I could get killed. Aware of this but encouraged by Ady Endres poem From the Rill to the Ocean, I told myself LIVE FREE OR DIE. I now live in Chapel Hill North Carolina, where I share and enjoy freedom with my dear wife Kathy and our freedom- loving dogs, Jesse and Buddy.

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