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. AHH. im in a computer room, and they are about to start a class. my next blog will be the continuation. deb