Switzerland is really great. Its beginning to look a lot like summer and I could not be happier! Even though the average weather is supposed to be rainy, snowy, and/or gross, global climate change has really been kind to me for my exchange year to Switzerland!
Although, I am not really in a position to right about the Swiss weather at the moment because, in fact, I am not even in Switzerland at the moment.
I have been spending my time recently in Budapest, Hungry!
Yup.
Believe your eyes dear folk, You read it right. Budapest, Hungary.
The easter break has come and, thanks to the fact that the majority of Europe was was under some type of Catholic regime, in some way shape or form, at one point or another, there are two whole weeks of break for Easter. Taking advantage of that, I packed my bags and headed to Budapest.
This situation came to be because, in fact, (long story short,) my first host family had a family friends daughter stay with us over the Christmas break. The girl is my age (Vikki her name is) and is really great! We got along really well, and now, I am at her house, bumming around Budapest! The picture on the right is her and behind the Buda Castle.
The city is really very beautiful. Last night, I ate dinner at the Buda Castle, and we walked around the city. I saw the Citadella of Gellert Hill and the Hungarian parliament building. The night before, I spent the night at another hungarian friends house in a small village called Tordasch. There we spent the night around the fire and dipping our feet in the pond. It was really very nice.
The really cool thing about my trip is that now, after living in Switzerland for 8 months, I am able to see this new city and new country through completely different eyes. Not only do I have the United States to compare differences with but I have Switzerland too. The different ways of life, the people on the streets the government systems, how life is run;
I have another pair of eyes to experience the Hungarian lifestyle with.
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