The Quest Continues

I have survived my first week of teaching in Hungary, which actually only amounts to two days, but hey it's the small victories. And it was actually quite good all things considered! I was much less nervous today than I was yesterday, which made for much smoother lessons in general. Even though they don't speak much English yet, so far my favorite group is my 9th graders. So sweet and so excited to learn! This is actually a very good development as I will be seeing them the most by far out of anyone. I have 15 classes total, but I see most of them only once a week, whereas I have 3 classes of ninth graders that I see a total of 10 times per week! So definitely good that they are the group I am enjoying most. Also perhaps because I am most used to that age group based upon my teaching experiences back home.

I am not yet hooked up to the Internet yet in my apartment, but thanks to some sage advice from a former teacher at my school, I will hopefully have that situation rectified sometime next week. We shall see.  A big plus in the meantime is that I figured out my phone did not have it's data roaming switched on! AH! duh! And so now I actually do have some access to technology at my fingertips! Whew! I cannot tell you the relief that that brings me, truly. I know I have an Internet addiction, but I'm sorry I just cannot live without it, especially in a foreign country. I came to Hungary for many reasons, but one reason was that it is not underdeveloped. It has creature comforts, although perhaps not up to American standards, I can live very comfortably. I did not sign up to go to a remote location for this reason. I NEED it. But yes, things are looking up!

I am still getting used to taking a bath and not a shower. It is quite a small bathtub with a handheld shower head. It's pretty comical, but I think I will get used to it. I definitely waste less water this way! My stove is working now, and so I can finally cook again. Chicken is on the menu tonight, perhaps with some paprika as the Hungarians would. So yes, I am slowly but surely, finding my way through the maze of my new life here in Hungary. Definitely feeling a lot better than I did a few days ago! I will actually be going to Szombathely, the county seat here, with one of the English teachers from JMG on Monday to start filing my official paperwork at the immigration office! EEK! I'm becoming legal! Yay! Wish me luck and I will talk to you next week!