Saturday, August 25, 2007

Hot, Hot, Hot!

The first week of school is now complete, and wow...was it full of interesting adventures and ridiculously hot temperatures. Yesterday, my friend Sara and I had lunch in the principal's office. It's one of the few places in the building that has air conditioning. Hmm...it almost makes getting called to the principal's office worthwhile!

I must admit that I had forgotten the full extent of the wonderfulness (is that a word?) of the people here at ICSB. I have been continually overwhelmed by what a privilege it is to be here, and I had a blast getting back into my school routine. I'm looking forward to starting up 10th grade Bible study next week!

I thought I'd share a few of my most recent pics. The first one is of my finger - after I plugged my laptop into the outlet for the first time. Notice the two lines that appeared after a large spark came out of the plug. (Don't worry, my finger is now normal and the laptop still works!)

I've also included a few pics of my new house! The first ones are of my new bedroom and the last one is of the couch in our living room. For those of you who don't understand the significance of this, last year my couch was "Sesame Street orange" and the uphostery had more holes than a block of swiss cheese!
The lovely automotive in the picture above is owned by two of my roomates and has made my 2nd year quite different already. Although not in peak condition (aka. we only drive it around town), it definitely gets us where we want to go, smoke doesn't come out from the hood too often, and we have a tape deck! Things to be thankful for!

Last Monday was St. Istvan's (St. Stephen) Day. On our second attempt to enjoy the enourmous fireworks display along the Danube River, things were much more successful. The storm (yep, there was a storm again this year) cleared in plenty of time for the fireworks, and we ended up in a perfect spot! Pics coming soon!

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Driving Lessons

So now that I live in this house with three other teachers I have access to a car! It really has been amazing to be able to go to the grocery store whenever I want, and I am extremely thankful. The big problem now is that I can't drive the car. It's a stick shift, like every other car in this country, and I am clueless. Tonight my roomate Sara and I went to the mall to enjoy some air conditioning and on the way home she gave me my first lesson. I didn't stall out more than twice, but I now know exactly what it means to revvvvvvvvv an engine. That is something I am apparently good at! Who knew!

Friday, August 17, 2007

I'm Back!

Ok, I did it! I've posted another entry in this blog. I know, it's been about 8 months, but better late than never.

I'm here in Hungary now and working hard to prepare for my first day of school (Wednesday). My student desks are supposed to arrive Tuesday...hmm...something to pray about. I am loving living at my new house and I can't wait to see all my students again.

I'll try to have some pics of my "living quarters" and my "teaching quarters" up soon!

Love and miss you all!

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