"Sometimes, its the smallest decisions that change your life forever."
This last weekend, my host family took me to this city called Esztergom. Here, is where my host Dad grew up. He showed my his village (which is now a town), his house, where he hung out, the city center...etc.
Esztergom, you can see on the map. It is to the Right of Győr, right below Slovakia, and close to Budapest.
As you probably dont know, Esztergom was the original capital of Hungary. There was some problems when it came to meeting with everyone at one time, so over the years they moved the Capital to Budapest. Some Kings were also crowed here. I did get to go inside this beautiful place, but none of the pictures turned out. So, no pictures of inside here ):
(Picture taken in Slovakia)
In Slovakia, looking over into Hungary.
A statue of a King getting crowned. I find this statute very fascinating! I took many picture of it. As you can see.
Same statue, but you can see the Capital behind it.
I thought this picture was very enlightening because the statue is a king getting crowned, then in the background you see a patch of sky with no clouds, and sun raise coming through. Its like the sky is telling you everything is going to be okay. Its beautiful :} (no edit)
Close up of the Capital
The picture above, is from the old Capital looking over Slovakia. The bridge on the left hand side connects to two countries.
A wonderful sun set in Győr before the three of us (Katharina, Karen and I) had to go to a Rotary meeting.
I have not mentioned this before, but the sun rise and sun set are so different than the ones at home in America. I can not really explain why, but it is.
German=Katharina; American=Me; Mexican=Karen
Update: Everything here on this side of the world is going pretty great. Time sure is flying by. I am not sure if I should be fascinated, or mortified. Either way, its odd to me. I have been In Hungary almost three months now. I do love it here, but of course I miss home. Its a challenge being this far away from everything that you have ever known. Though, I am enjoying this adventure very much. I have met, and keep meeting amazing people. Its nice, I have people here that really make me want to stay here for a long time, and it upsets me that I only get to be here one year with them. And they always tell me, "I dont want you to leave at the end of the year..):" Its so interesting how close you get with people so quick. I really am using my time here wisely. Over the years, I have learned that time is the only thing that you dont get back. You have to make the best of what you have, and live in the moment. And that is one thing that I always remind myself.
Hungarian is so hard for me to learn. I get frustrated with myself. But all the exchange students are. And its really nice knowing that just about everyone is going through the samething as you. So, it makes you less frustrated because you know everyone is having the same problems as you are.
"It's the rule of life that everything you have always wanted comes the very second you stop looking for it."
