Summer Vacation

School's out for summer! If you can't tell, I'm absolutely thrilled! I will definitely miss my students, but since I will probably see them over the summer at various times, I'm not too torn up over the situation. I have so many incredible trips planned for this summer that it is impossible not to be excited!

11 C's goulash 

Friday was our last day of school. Hungary does a lot of school related things differently, and the last day of school was no exception. We were supposed to have the first three lessons like on a normal day, but most students and teachers just went outside to enjoy the lovely weather (it was 27 C). Then, after the "lessons" all the students went outside. Each class prepared food that they made over a fire. I spent most of my time with 11C and 9 KNY, and they made goulash (11 C) and chili (9 KNY). 11 C's class is really musical and most of them play guitar, so for most of the day they played popular songs on guitar and I sang along. It was so much fun! I wish we had done that during the school year, but I will definitely plan on spending a few classes singing/ playing next year.

Ancsa (from 11 C) and me

While we were singing, the school had several games organized, like tug of war and other similar types of competitions. They also played music (most of which was in English) that sounded like David Guetta altered popular songs. There were also videos made by each class that they tried to show everyone, but the screen was difficult to see because of the sunlight, so I don't think we watched each class's video. However, since they were all in Hungarian, I didn't really know what was happening.

Masa, the exchange student from Japan, was recognized in front of the school, and he gave a small speech where he thanked everyone and expressed how sad he was to leave his new friends. Thankfully he won't actually leave Hungary until July, so I don't have to say goodbye yet! He will be presenting about Japanese culture on June 30th in Sarkad, so I am really excited to learn from an actual Japanese person what their culture is like!

Selfie with Moncsi and Ricsi (9 KNY students)

I went over to say hi to 9 KNY and they ended up feeding me some of their chili and some cake. It was delicious! They are so much fun to be around, so I really enjoyed being able to spend more time with them before summer. They walked home with me, and we made plans for a swimming trip this upcoming week! The last day of school was quite relaxed, and was really nice.





These first two days of my summer break have been spent cleaning, learning Hungarian, baking, reading, and enjoying having so much free time! I am already counting down the days until my first trip (19 days until Poland!). I purchased my plane tickets for all of my trips, so now they are finally feeling real! I can't wait to explore a new country with Szilvi and Lajos, travel with my Aunt in Rome, and reunite with my parents and younger sister Mary in Ireland! I think this is going to be an amazing summer!