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Hello blog,  It feels crazy that we have now reached the time for my last blog post.

The last few months the weather has been much better than my last post. I was hoping for sun and even though the weather has been a bit unpredictable, it has been really hot some days. The city has really got a different feeling to it and the days feel longer. With the heat has also come pollen, and I have discovered that I am allergic. Although I appreciate the greenery, I appreciate less the tiredness and runny nose it brings. But with a little medicine, my problems have resolved.

Another thing that has happened is that I broke the screen of my computer. Don't ask how it happened. I hope to be able to fix this when I get back to Sweden, but right now I'm trying to see it as another opportunity to enjoy the last time a little extra. 

During easter we hade visitors from Italy!! It was nice to introduce one italian (one friend I made during my volunteering in Spain) to another (Alessandra whom you probably already know) and celebrate easter together. My friend Michela who is also abroad for university visited Budapest with some of her friends and it feelt like one big happy (italian) family. It was a especially nice since this is the first time im not spending easter with my family.

At the beginning of April, I went back to Sweden to write a test for university. This is a test that I studied for the last 3 months and it felt good when it was finally done. When I was home, I was also shocked by how foreign it felt to be back in Sweden. At the training camps we have attended with the other volunteers, we have talked about something called "reversed culture shock" and I think that was what i experienced. It was like a taste of what awaits me when I get home, but also proof that I've managed to make myself at home here in Hungary.

Although it will be fun to come home to see friends and family again, it of course also feels a little sad to leave Budapest and all the people i've met here. Right now I'm just trying to enjoy the last time I have left in Hungary and the last part of my volunteering. Most of all I am very grateful for Alessandra, who has been a great flatmate and friend during this time. Zsuzsa, and her family, for the funny stories and making us feel welcome here in Hungary. My family and my friends, new and old, for all the good memories and support. 

Olvass tovább

 Hi blog!!

It's a lovely evening in Budapest, and as stand here on the balcony enjoy the warmer breeze of spring, writing this post fills me with an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. I find myself reflecting on the bittersweet realization that this may be one of the final updates I share about this beautiful experience.

May started in a wave of sentimentality for the sudden realization that this is our last month here. It may seem banal but ever since I arrived the time in front of me seemed so long and now that the last has arrived I wish I had more time to spend here. 

It's remarkable how rapid the days have passed, each filled with new adventures and memories. However, in the frenetic daily life, the passage of time seemed so slow, as if it stretched out endlessly before us.

Now, however, as the last month has come, there's a sense of urgency to capture every last moment. What in the past months felt routine now holds a profound significance, as I realize just how much we've come to love and appreciate this place.

Today, while I was checking donations with Vilma, with our playlist on the background as usual, I realized how far we’ve come. It’s hard to believe that not long ago, in the cold embrace of winter, we were just beginning to get to know each other and figuring out all the secrete corners of the shop.I don't even know how to describe what I feel realizing that soon this little tasks and moments won't be part of my everyday life. 

In these day my heart as filled with gratitude for countless experiences,  faces, memories and lovely relationship i experience during the journey. 

BUT now enough with the sentimentality!!!

These last weeks have been really funny, especially thanks to the visit of my mother and my brother. Finally I was able to show them around, but most importantly I discovered a lot of new places here in the city, and this leads me to the final point of this post. Before our flatmate and former volunteer Giuliana left, she created a poster in the kitchen for me and Vilma titled "Before you leave": the challenge for our last month here is to complete the bucket list that we created along our staying and even more ;) (Vilma, if you are reading, we are in this together!!). 

Even if I still need to "get over" this nostalgic feelings, I will make the best out of May!!

See you soon

Alessandra :)

Olvass tovább