Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Budapest day 2





Well, I went to bed last night thinking I was going to read for a few minutes but as soon as my head hit that pillow, I was out. I didn't even have to try.

I woke up to my alarm which I had set for 9 am in hopes to do something today. However, my body thought otherwise and I really slept until 11.

About an hour ago the best man in the whole world came and fixed my internet and I am feeling much happier and much more connected.

I am now trying to convince myself to get dressed and go do something so I don't feel like a total loser for staying inside on my second day here.

It is lightly snowing outside and there are kids playing in the snow in the courtyard outside my window.

The pictures above are my apartment - it is pretty close to the pictures I had seen online. The decorations are a bit sparse which makes it feel a bit depressing but I think I will make it my own eventually.

To add to my observations from yesterday:
my door requires that I lock it with my key from the inside - only a problem when you can't remember where you have left your key and the internet man (your would be savior) is standing on the other side of the door waiting for you to open it.
i need a manual for the washing machine to figure out how to use it. it is all symbols and even my internet man had no clue.
when it snows in England they freak out - I have found one English channel on my TV and it is a British news channel. I think they have spent about 1.5 hrs talking about what looks like less than a foot of snow fall. I guess the dramatization of weather is a worldwide phenomenon.
either my building or maybe hungarians on a whole are very environmentally conscience. The lights in the hallway must be turned on when you enter the hall and they automatically go out less than 5 min after you turn them on. They also only gave me one towel and no flat bed sheet - less laundry I guess.

2 comments:

  1. the courtyard is adorable! the building is adorable! you will MAKE the apartment adorable. it looks very workable. blank canvas.

    so did anyone catch the irony? you, freaking out about the language (and the number 6 in the alphabet) before leaving, and a Hungarian, the internet guy, can't figure out the washing machine, which is in hungarian...

    heehee. made me laugh a little inside.

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  2. ps - you should change the "about me" from "crazy girl" to something more befitting... try adventurous, courageous, or brilliant.

    because it's not the crazy that takes you into a forray of new, amazing life experiences. it's the novelty-seeking and the passion! and you got it, girl!

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