Első Hétvége!

On Friday night, we first went to a bar called Katapult. It was just a small little place near the Babilion Language School where I’m learning magyarul for the next two weeks. It was fun and I got to meet some more people here. I talked to this guy from Wales for a few minutes about American Football and who I wanted to win the Superbowl. Then we decided we wanted to go to a bigger bar and maybe go dancing. That was a no go. We didn’t really find anyone where to go dancing, but we ended up at this sweet (but cold) bar and just overtook a room and sat around and talked.

The people here are awesome. They are from all over the country. I mean we got Maryland, North Carolina, California, Texas, Minnesota, Vermont, New York, Iowa, Washington, Virginia, Colorado, …

And we come from all different schools: public and private, big and small. There’s St. Mary’s, Harvard, Pomona, Northwestern, Wartburg, Bryn Mawr, Rice, Harvey Mudd, Stanford, UT Austin, Penn State, and there’s even more!

They are laid back and tons of fun. I can tell the next four months are going to be awesome with this group of people. I mean, don’t get me wrong, they will never be like my bmff on the River. But hey, I’ll take what I can get : )

Saturday was a pretty lazy day. Caitlin and I woke up late, sat around, and then decided to go out again with everyone. This guy (from Texas!) and his flat mate decided to have all of us over Saturday night. It was nice to be hanging out in someone’s apartment, relaxing, talking, and making new friends. I think that it was a nice little break from this crazy, fast life in the city.

I have to say, I’m absolutely loving it here, and I mean loving it: I love the smells, the food, the sounds, the public transportation, the people, and I’m actually starting to love the cold (shh, don’t tell!). However, I’m kind of happy that this whole fast pace life style is just a part of my life adventure. I definitely can’t see myself as a city person for the rest of my life…

Sunday was Church day! I found a church near by, The Matthias Church at Buda, and went with a new friend, Kylee. It was a noon service (in Hungarian) and it was definitely a new experience. The Church was BEAUTIFUL. Probably the prettiest church I’ve ever seen. They were doing construction on it, so I didn’t even get the full effect! As much as I liked experiencing a Catholic mass in a different language, I’m going to find a church nearby that has English services. I just feel like I would get more out of it. After mass, we noticed that the area behind the church had the most fantastic views! So I took some pictures! I mean, it really was a beautiful place. If it hadn’t been 13 degrees (Fahrenheit) I might have taken some more!