SPRING!!!

Ahhh, after a long and tiringly cold wait, spring is here!! The sun is shining (when it isn't raining), the days are longer (we already turned our clocks forward!), and the winter coat is history, replaced by only a fleece. As it continues to warm up, I hear the songs of birds, and the promises of long walks and bike rides, maybe even a picnic or two :) And with all of this brightness, my joy is filling, and hopefully spreading like a delicious epidemic. This week has even more thrilling adventures in store. We have something called Nyelv Nap (Language Day) on Friday, where all my students perform little skits or do a dance, so all my lessons consist of warming up and practicing, and tomorrow going to the Culture House for a runthrough. On Wednesday, I actually get the day off to go to Visegrad, which another teacher calls easily the most beautiful castle and view in Hungary. There are some Spanish exchange students here, and just because I have never been, I get to field trip with them. Ahhh.

I passed my Hungarian exam! I am now supposedly proficient at this strange language, but I still need some practice in the speaking category. I'm shy ;)

Here's to Joy and Castles and Languages and Spring!

One of the boys who has been coming to our youth group at church received salvation yesterday. The Lord is working and moving, and I feel my students are learning to trust me and are interested in conversation. The rest of this year and next year are promising and glorious. Praise be to God!