Orientation Weekend

A wise Graham once told me, "speak from your heart.."

Friday:

I got to sleep in and not go to school, and that was nice. Then I woke up and got ready to go. I packed my stuff...blahblahblah. I got on the bus, and went to the train station. I waited for everyone else there then we were off to Budapest. It was very cool because every person in the car was from another country. I found it very neat. We made it to the "shopping center" and met with all the exchange students. It was a little awkward at first, but then once we got to the hotel and got situated in our rooms, it got very fun. Everyone opened up, and got to know eachother. I made lots of friends, and I am so happy to know these people. Everyone is so ammmmmmmmazing! And I really love them.

Saturday:

We got up in the morning, watched some stuff, then left the hotel. The day went by like a blur. But it was a great day. It was the first time that I went on a train, and subway. It is so much fun. And to make the experience even better, I was with the coolest people ever. Then after walking around, we went to the "shopping center" again, and it was so awesome. I walked around with Collin, Carleigh, and Samantha. We got ice cream, then went to the store. We got so much chocolate and juice, it was insane. We made it back to the hotel and had a little party in a hotel room. I will not talk about the rest of the night because it is not good. Heheheh

Sunday:

Woke up after the longest night of my life, and went to breakfast. Checked out of the hotel. Said goodbye to everyone ): made it to the train, then came home.

Orientation was one of the best, most exciting things that I have ever done. The other exchangers; are so amazing. It was hard to leave them at the end of the weekend. Its strange, you make connections so fast with other exchange students. It is very hard for me to put into words what you feel with the other people here. I know its cheesy, but here people actually understand EVERYTHING you are going through. And its nice to have people to talk to about that. My friend Collin and I, had this discussion about this on the bus. You could go up to any exchange student here, and give them a big hug and it would be okay. Its perfectly normal. Or, just one conversation can make you best friends. Its so nice. It is a completely different atmosphere than America. And I must say, that I really enjoy it. I love most of the exchange students here (:

"Would you like gas in your water?" "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA"

"Tokyo"
"Did you cut the cheese? No, I ripped it." "HAHAHAHAH"
"MMM, this fruit is so good!!!!!" "You know the Danube is over there, right?"

You have to love some inside jokes! :D :D

This is the most awesome escalator I have ever been on. It goes under the Danube river down to a subway station. Riding the subway was very cool. I liked it a lot. BUT, even now, I can still feel the jerking of the cars. It is a weird feeling. And I do NOT like it. At all.

Most of all the exchange students that are living in Hungary <3

I miss them so much. But I will see them in two weeks,

 WE ARE GOING TO ITALY BABY! :D :D 

First week of school, and my first excursion in Budapest...!

First Day of School:
It was the worst first day of school that I have ever had. Why? I am not exactly sure. Most people didnt want to speak English because they were afraid. The Librarian told me that school got out at 4. When it got out at 220. My schedule was messed up so I had to go and get it fixed. My favorite class is English. Hmmmm, I WONDER WHY!? It was a very long, and tiring day. Yet, I still kept a good attitude. (:


Second day:
The second day of school was really great. Many people decided to talk to me. I got my phone numbers. It was a little overwhelming at times because there was many people around me all day. But hey, I didnt mind. The second day, I also got to leave school at 12 because I went to Budapest with Jutka and Peti. Budapest is so beautiful. I love it so much. Just driving through you can feel the history, and how old it is. It didnt seem real to me.


(The pictures taken are both taken from me and my little brother Peti)

There is many many many more photos, but I will not add them all on here. If you would like to see the others, go to my facebook in the, "My year in Hungary" album. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/profile.php?id=531162838

Third Day:
My third day of school was also very good. It was Friday, so it made it even better. I only had classes till 1225. Then after school I ate lunch with my friend Anita (I have three friends named Anita, all in the same class). Later that day, I ran into Balazs. Lucky for me. We then left school and went to the bus station. I went with Balazs to see his Grandma, and she was so sweet. She said that I was welcome to her home at anytime, in Hungarian of course. HAHA! I also had to go to the train station and get pictures taken :o ick. Then we went home. It was a very good day. 


Its weird to sit and think that I have only been here for almost two weeks. These two weeks have gone by so fast. Yet, it seems like forever. It makes me sad because I have now realized that this year is going to go by even faster than I thought. This all feels like a dream, so unreal. Of course, that is not a bad thing. Just a feeling that I have never felt.


Everyday my mind is revealed to the idea of culture. When you are put in a situation where you cant speak to anyone, all you can do is think. I have come to realize how important communication is. Language is so important. And now, I realize this. I have no trouble communicating with people, but language is so...needed. I can not explain the feeling I have towards language. :\


"Those who know nothing of foreign language, know nothing of their own."