Today we are an hour ahead as Daylight Savings Time hits Hungary a little earlier than the U.S. And I would never have known if I hadn't been perusing the Internet on Friday night looking for the mileage between Budapest and Zagreb. Somehow I stumbled upon the World Clock website, which notified me that I would need to change my clock on March 26 (specifically from 2 am to 3 am. As I go to bed with the chickens and other farm animals (aka very early), I changed my clock from 8:39 to 9:39 and promptly passed out.
I’d like to say that it’s because of the fresh air I’ve been getting lately. Spring has arrived in Szerencs, which means that I've been out for daily walks, re-discovering my motivation, and wearing my spring jacket! The fields on my walks appear to have greenified, birds are chirping, and windows are cracked. The town bathes in sunlight! Rain. Then Sunlight!
This past Saturday, I met up with friendly CETP folk in the wine country of kings: Tokaj...only 20 short mins. from Szerencs by train! Although the day was sunny and cheerfully warmer than usual, we spent a good amount of time in the damp dark cellars of the neighborhood.
....and I'm swiftly transported to last year at this time when my fellow ex-BEAST (Belleville East) colleagues et al. escaped to the Missouri wineries on the spring weekends. Shout out to Alicia, Erica, and Jon! Some of the best memories of last year come from those trips in the Jeep (listening to awful 80's music!) darting over hills from one winery to the next...pondering alternative options for the following year.
I will say that I do miss the open rolling fields of the Missouri wineries...spotted with tables with enough room to enjoy a game of frisbee...it's becoming easier to see how America really is the "Great Wide Open" the more time I spend away from it.
The European way is to not waste an inch of space...smaller chairs, smaller tables, smaller doors, and smaller streets...therefore making me feel like a giant and way too big for this country.
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well then..."this country" and "jeremy" have something in common, i guess... :-)
Kat, you're not a giant! You're statuesque... remember?
Spring is on the way and it is beautiful and refreshing this time of year in Hungary. I taught English in Hungary with the Peace Corps 11 years ago. I have never regreted my experience living abroad. It has enhanced my life ever since in so many ways. I enjoyed your blogs and the memories they brought back for me. Thank you.
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