I'm Here!

I arrived in Budapest yesterday afternoon. It was a long trip, but I had no major issues. I think my main issue was that I started out very tired. I thought that my packing skills had improved, but turns out they haven't. I packed, unpacked and re-packed six times! I was being stubborn and didn't wantto give up any of my stuff but, it was too much to fit into my backpack but when I put it in my suitcase it weighed too much because my suitcase is really heavy. I finally got it down to the right weight a got a few hours of sleep. My flights went well and I mostly slept and watched movies to pass the time.

I was very excited to see two guys waiting outside the airport holding a sign with my name on it. As some of you know, I had tried to get in contact with IAESTE Hungary about my reception and housing info and never heard back from them. I am living with three Hungarian students on the Buda side of the river. They all seem really nice and I think we will get along well. Two of them are some of the main student leaders of IAESTE here, which is also an advantage. They both speak English very well and the third is too shy/embarrased to talk to me and I do not speak Hungarian so I can't really talk to her. They are still taking final exams for the next week or two so we probably won't be hanging out a lot until then. The apartment is very cute and cozy. I share a room with the two girls, Christina and Niki. Lazi has his own room. We all share one bathroom. I definitely think this will be a challenge for me, as you all know I really like having my own space and not being surrounded by people all of the time, but it will be good.

Sorry there is nothing too exciting to talk about right now. Everything has gone well and I haven't done a lot yet. I start working next week and will probably have more stories then. Also, I will most likely be writing shorter posts because I did not bring my laptop (the final casualty of the unpacking/re-packing process). I do have wireless at my apartment so I am able to use my phone.