Last night, I had the amazing opportunity to go to a dance class with my host sister. Not just any dance class though. It was Hungarian folk dancing! (...and it was the advanced class...let's just say I tried my best and that's what counts, right?) They were amazing! The class consists of university students (plus … Continue reading Dance Until You…Go to English Class
Today, I climbed a mountain that's located in Piliscsaba! It's called Nagy-Kopasz, which translates to Big-Bald or Great-Bald. (Yep. Bald.) The plan was to meet my host father up there; he and some other Piliscsaba-ians were running up the mountain for Sport Day, as my host mom called it. My host sister and I went up it...and … Continue reading I Found My Berries!
I've made it to Piliscsaba! My suitcase is finally unpacked, my bear is resting on my (10-ish month) permanent bed, and I can finally sleep alone in a room I can call my own. My host family has been so welcoming and so sweet thus far, but you'll get another post about them later. Here are some … Continue reading Reflections on Today
There has been SO MANY changes involved in my YAGM year so far. So many. And I've got one more change for you guys. Meme provided from Chicago orientation, when the video the Jerusalem/West Bank cohort's video froze. Phifer was gracious to allow us to meme his face. Before I reveal to you all what's … Continue reading Another Life Update!!
Pronounced: Peer-en Ah-men-sa On Monday, we had Anna, a Roma woman representative from Phiren Amenca, come talk to us about the organization and about the Roma community. Phiren Amenca is a "network of Roma and non-Roma volunteers and voluntary service organizations creating opportunities for non-formal education, dialogue and engagement, in order to challenge stereotypes and racism." … Continue reading Phiren Amenca
And on Day 3, the IT people said, "Let there be wifi." And it was good. Some of you have been asking where I'll be serving now, since I will no longer be in Novi Sad, Serbia (though I don't have the money to change my domain name so, that's just going to have to … Continue reading Piliscaba!
[quote from a museum located somewhere in the states that someone in my cohort said] This blog post is brought to you from...HUNGARY!! Yep, that's right folks. I'm currently in a totally different country! It's not exactly where I'll be serving for about 10-ish months, but it's still really awesome. And so beautiful. Where exactly … Continue reading “Be Afraid and Do it Anyway”
We landed in Hungary on August 22 We've been living in a small hotel of sorts in Bodrogkeresztúr There are lots of stray cats here I'm no longer going to Serbia, I'll be in Hungary I will post another post later with more details. I know nothing, so please don't ask. There will also be more … Continue reading Life Update
Tomorrow Today at about 11:45am, I will be getting on a (bus? van? some sort of vehicle) heading towards O'Hare airport in Chicago, IL with the rest of my Central Europe cohort to then fly out at 4pm. In other words, this is my last night sleeping in the USA for a while. The next time … Continue reading Last Day in the States
Oh. Wow. It's been almost three whole days since I've come to Chicago. Since all this Serbia thing has been made even more real. A lot has happened. Starting with my goodbyes. I said goodbye to my mom, my grandma, and my dad... ...and said hello to new (and old) friends... ...and finally said hello … Continue reading Three Days In
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