I would like to tell you today that I am very happy to be here and to enjoy this experience as I am doing now.
I like working in the shop and getting to know our usual customers (some of them are coming every day), although what I like the most is discovering this beautiful country.
For this reason, I went to Dobogókő with a friend that came to visit me from Spain. He is Charlie. This place was amazing although it was snowing, cold, windy, and dark. But of course, it was January, what was I expecting? Sun and light?
Nevertheless, the company is always more important than the places that you are visiting, and I had the best visit. Moreover, we were in a nice hostel, warm and cosy, with a lot of Hungarian people. In spite of the weather, we were walking for hours in the forest, breathing fresh air, and enjoying nature. I would recommend Dobogókő if you like hiking, but please, if you want to have fun instead of getting a cold, don't go during the winter.
On the other hand, as I said before, I am enjoying working in the shop. We are receiving lots of donations (mostly clothes) and we are not able to sell everything that we receive. Because of that, we are donating a lot of clothes to homeless shelters.
Since two or three weeks, Zsuzsa’s father is coming to the shop to help us with different tasks. So we shared a task going to donate clothes to a homeless shelter. People were very nice and grateful.
Barna was asking where we should leave the donations. Meanwhile, I was waiting outside and there were a lot of people waiting to enter to the homeless shelter to have a warm meal. They were very happy to see the car full of clothes and they asked me different things that I couldn’t understand (yet). However, I was able to understand “Adomány?” (donation?) And I replied, “Igen, Igen” (Yes, yes).
So, as you can see, I already learnt a lot of new words and a lot of new things, my parents are very proud of me and I'm eager to learn a lot more!
Above all, I am falling in love with this city. I went to Café New York and as you can see in the picture below, it’s amazing (and very expensive) so I was there only to look around and to enjoy live music.
Although what I like the most was Aquaworld. It is an awesome aquapark where you can chill and have fun with your friends. It’s a perfect plan for a Sunday.
Talking about having fun, Sara's birthday was one week ago. We were in a nice place having dinner and drinking pálinka (it is a strong alcoholic Hungarian beverage appreciated for its potency, flavor, and fragrance). You can imagine how the night ended. Below, I add my favorite picture with my flatmates and friends, Sara and Eleonora. Sara is 13 now.
And then, last week I participated in an online training course, where I met people from all around Europe who are volunteering in Hungary too. I had the opportunity to meet people living in Budapest doing the same thing as me, and it is very heart-warming to share this experience with people who are at the same point in their life.
I hope you enjoyed these small stories and moments from my exciting and colorful life here in Budapest!
Köszönöm! :)
