Kusonom, Scivesen! July 1, 2009

yesterday i climbed a mountain with some local villagers to my friend anitas vineyard. she is hilarious. were teaching eachother hungarian/english and having a great time doing it. on the way up the mountain we stopped at the mayors house, which he is building with his bare hands, overlooking the village. we took a shot of palinka, a VERY potent liquor (about 50 proof) that everyone makes themselves out of peaches. its custom to take shots of it w guests on any occasion. since ive been here, ive lost count of how many shots of it ive taken. anyway. that people here are so great. my students are so smart and so eager. the kids are so so so cute. and my intermediate class is really smart. some of them know a lot of english and are really good speakers. together, we read a little part of the little prince every day. i knew it would come in handy to bring it along :) i am learning so much. im seeing the world in a completely different way. the kindness of strangers, the courage of young people, the beauty of nature totally untouched, the value of hard work, and the magical way the human spirit does not need language to move mountains. it is overwhelming. today the other volunteers and i are are all meeting at a nearby town called zalaegerszeg. if you can believe it, i can actually pronounce that without a problem. i am learning some hungarian while im here... hopefully ill remember it so that when i come back i can still talk to everyone.
i love you all, i miss you all.
pussy (that means "kisses." i know.)
Foram