I'm in BUDAPEST. That's right folks, after over 72 hours of travel chaos, I am finally in Budapest, Hungary. I have settled into the hostel, and eaten my first Hungarian meal. I'm finally beginning to feel like this is coming together.
First things first, if you ever fly to/from/around Germany, take Luftansa Air. They are amazing. The food is good, the aircrafts are nice, and the crew are wonderful. I love them.
Second thing to cover is the hostel. I don't know quite how to describe this place. It's definitely nice, but it feels like camp. We're bunking in groups of four (except for the boys), and share a communal shower/bathroom. This is an entirely new experience for me. Luckily, Michaela, Laura, Morgan, and I seem to gel well as roommates. The hardest thing for me is figuring out how to work the shower (which is a wand) with only one hand. Every day is a new adventure, and this trip seems to full of these new experiences.
For example, my dinner alone wants to make me live here forever. I had a tomato soup that was absolutely incredible, and this is coming from a girl who hates tomato soup. Lemme tell you, Campbell's ain't got nothin on Hungarian tomato soup. I think we all had two or more bowls. I don't know how to describe the main course any other way then saying it was a mozzarella triangle sent from above served over the most delectable white rice. I literally stuffed myself to the brim. Maybe I'm not the best judge because I haven't eaten well in weeks, but that was the most amazing meal I believe I've eaten in quite a while. I could have keeled over from how satisfying that food was on my tired and jetlaggy stomach.
I can't believe I'm in this beautiful city with all of these amazing people. It truly is an amazing opportunity and I am looking forward to soaking it all up.
I know this is a short post, but I've been awake for over 24 hours and orientation is bright and early tomorrow, so it's time for me to rack out. I promise that I'll have better stories and more coherent thoughts tomorrow. Goodnight!
Love always,
Jess