hihi. im here at the collegium in Budapest ... and I am a pretty sick
dog. I went to the doctor this morning with Hajni (the Budapest program
director) and the dr diagnosed me with a viral infection. So now I have 5
different types of medication to relieve my fever, stomach pain, and..dare
i even say it..diarrhea. I know, its gross. But Im telling you all
anyway. Its pretty sad because I basically have a free day here in
Budapest, and its a beautiful day filled with sunshine and a cool breeze.
It felt like it was tshirt weather earlier....ahhh oh well.

So I probably caught this thing in Transylvania ... but it is is more than
worth it. I really had a wonderful time. It looks like it is caught 80
years earlier....they use horses and carriages, get water from wells, make
almost everything at home...and just live a simple life. For 4 nights we
did homestays which were great. One of our host families had animals ...
3 pigs, 2 cows, and 3 calfs. He let us visit them in their little
barn-house...it was super cool. The second day he asked if we wanted to
see one of the calves...so he untied one and brought him out to the yard.
we got to pet him and watch him run around, buck, and act generally crazy. and then the mom cow went crazy mooing ... and when I went in to see how she was doing she gave me the nastiest evil eye i have ever seen. nature at its best

Im actually in Berlin now ... I couldnt finish that beginning of this post because the computer room I was in needed to have a class taught there. Things are good here...it feels great to be home relax do laundry and actually unpack for a long period of time.

I checked my bank account today and its surprisingly and upsettingly low. I guess that happens when you have no income, go on trips, and have to maintain your life with food, toiletries, and the ocassional movies and fun things. Argh.

Caitlin comes tommorow for a week visit. Im excited!! Ive basically not seen her since last school year....itll be very nice having her around. Right now Jesses Mom Polly is here visiting and that is also very nice..the three of us ate dinenr last night and had a joyous time..and that will repeat tonight.

Ok...Im paying for each letter I type...so it is now that we part.

Bye everyone!

Deb