I have made it to Budapest. The flight over was once again memorable thanks to my full usage of the motion sickness bag while sitting next to a bald man with tattoos. After that, I actually got some sleep on the plane. I was able to get to the hostel without any trouble. The shower at the hostel is a real treat. They claim that the two showers in the room are separated. However, I would make the argument that when what is separating the showers is a piece of see through frosted glass, it really is only one shower. Needless to say, I will be only showering when no one else is in the room and rather quickly at that.
Last night there was some sort of holiday here in Hungary so all the streets were closed so I just ended up wandering around. I'm not sure what they were celebrating (I believe it was St. Istvan day, Hungary's patron saint) but it was most certainly different from celebrations in America. There were no rides or fair food, just mass amounts of Hungarians roaming the streets in packs and lining up around the river to look around. I did feel safe, I suppose, though because there were police like every three feet.
Today, (Monday) I made it to my school. The place is in a nice old building. So far there are not a lot of other students here. I think I am going to go look around for some apartments today and hopefully find some roommates. The school is a lot different from schools in America. They really are very scheduled at all about orientation activities. We just kind of show up and they informally help us and answer questions. No strict routine.
This post may come across with a lot of negativity, but the actual city of Budapest is quite nice. It is easy to get around and it feels completely safe. Compared to other cities of Europe, it feels much smaller and manageable. As soon as I find a place to live, learn a little Hungarian, and start school I expect I will like it a lot.
posted by Maggie @ 2:34 AM
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