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This is where you post your session one village descriptions! (and read about each others') Please post a comment to this post and write your description there.
Here are some things you might want to touch upon:
- how awesome it really is
- host family and village life
- teaching and classes
- what worked and what didnt
HAVE FUN IN YOUR VILLAGE, AND MAKE ME PROUD!!!
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Heyo everybody. Umm my village is AWESOME!!! I'm living with an amazing young english teacher, and I get to teach teenagers 14 to 20 years old, which I love cause we can actually relate. Yesterday I got to go on a long day excursion with Szilvia my host mom and all her teachers from her high school, because they do that every year when the school year ends. We visited different villages, rural tourism Szilvia calls it, restaurants and shops (you guys have to try their marzipan candy), and did some wine tasting. All the teachers adn the director got a bit drunk, so it was really funny watching their ridiculous behavior haha. Then at night we listened to live pop folk gypsy music and danced all night. So much fun !!
Well well well, village life is great here in Iza even though I had a bit of a rough start. After getting kicked off my train on the way to my village in some ran down backwoods Hungarian village, I was so happy to finally make it to my host familys house but was greeted by a nice swarm of arngy bees who had a blast welcoming me in their own painful way. However, things improved rapidly afterwards. Ice cream flavors I have had during my 12 days in Iza include, but are not limited to, Caramel, Strawberry, Green Apple, Stratachella, Lemon, Forrest Berries, Melon, Coconut, Vanilla, Chocolate, Yogurt Berry, Watermelon, Raspberry, Punch, Pear, Orange, and Walnut. Yesterday one of my 12 year old students taught me how to kickbox in their Soviet Era bomb shelter weight room and now today we are having a goulash party on the Danube river. I am so busy here and I am in need of a rest day but I think it will have to wait until our break in Komarno. I dont want to leave Iza but I cant wait to see all of you.
Heyyyyyy, Im in Kiskutas in Hungary, its tiny but fab everyone is really friendly and my kids are great. I have 10 kids who i teach 10-12 and 5 adults who i teach 6-8pm. I have all afternoon to chill out and sunbathe....o, i mean to do lesson plans....lol
My host family is great, they make me feel completely at ease with bein in their house and always want to make conversation with me and ask about my day.
This is only a short blog as im jsut about to have my lunch!
Hope everyone is alrite n c u in Komarno!
xxx
My village of Alsónemesapáti is a party. I have a class of 8 children between 8-14 years and a class of a dozen adults. Classes are going great, the kids are really well-behaved and everyone is obviously excited that I'm there. My host family is really welcoming, I've been target shooting with them, I've swam in a neighbor's pond a bunch of times, I play soccer and basketball with the kids, I went to a village festival last weekend, we went to Balaton a couple times, I went on a local tour of surrounding villages with a group of retired Hungarians, I saw a Hungarian production of Fame, and I'm eating an insane amount of Hungarian food.It's an amazing time even if the water is always fizzy.
Greetings from Kávás, Hungary where the wine is always flowing and bellies are always full.
The kids are awesome. I teach two childrens classes in the morning and an adult class at night. The first class is the younger, beginner kids. They have so much energy so we do a lot of activities with running and acting. Its so fun. We went to the thermal swimming pool on Monday (I will explain later) and they loved doing different poses as they came down the slide so I could take pictures. I think I am going to make a CD with the pictures and give it to the mayor so that she can give the individual pictures to them. The second class consists of 3 15 year old girls who all in LOVE with themselves and Rhianna. They are hilarious. We had a talk show yesterday and I asked one of the girls who her hero was and she said herself because is just so good. They are a bunch of hams.
The adults are fun too and most of their answers about what they like to do revolve around beer adn wine. We also had a talk show yesterday and I asked them for one thing they would like to change about the world, one guy said that he wished his refrigerator would constantly be refilled with beer.
My host family is badass. My host sister wanted her boyfriend to learn English so she asked me to teach him the body parts last night. By the end of the night, we had a big game of Simon Says going. He still has trouble pronouncing teeth.
Hello from Lekenye, Slovakia! Like everyone else it seems, I too am loving my village. I teach four classes a day of kids ranging from 10 years old to 50 years old, and there are about 30 of them total. I have a rockin host family with a host sister who is my age and a younger host brother. They grow in their backyard (deep breath): cherries, apples, pears, apricots, peaches, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, walnuts, plums, and a whole host of other food. I have climbed a cherry tree, visited old castles, gone to caves, gone out dancing with my host sister, and all sorts of other things. Teaching is really rewarding, and this tiny village of 240 is very welcoming. I love it here!
Greetings from Deter, Slovakia!
I can not believe that midpoint will be here so soon. I think I might just stay here and say screw midpoint break... Just kidding, I'll see you there. My host family is ever so nice and I have already promised that I will come back and visit. Just like Alison's famliy, my family grows just about everything in their backyard and I get to eat it all. They even have chickens!! I love all of the food and my host mom has even cooked all vegeterian for me. They have taken me to the Slovakian mountains and to some festival in Hungary. I have been very busy in 5 classes with students ranging from 10-45 years old. I want to tell you all about every detail, but that will have to wait for a few days. See y'all soon.
Szia from the village of Pálovörösmart in the Mátra "mountains" of Hungary. My host family is so generous and welcoming. I have three classes that I teach everyday starting at 9:00 am. My first class is kindergarten...where the average age is about five....which means that we have to change activities every 7 minutes...The last thing we did was learn animals....and then they drew on cut out butterfly shapes that I made and then we glued them to plastic straws. My intermediate class is small, with only four or five students...but they are wonderful and really cute, we have done things like play soccer outside, make fortune tellers, and pick raspberries..trying to use English words. My eldest class is mostly teenagers, from about 15 to one student that is 29. They are really fun and so curious. Our last lesson included "dating in America" which they all really liked.
Finally when I am not planning my lessons or teaching I chill with my four host sisters and parents. My host mom is a cookaolic and is always making delicous things...like cake dipped in chocolate sauce and rolled in coconut flakes, or these fried zucchini pancakes, which they eat with sour cream on top. They are already my favorite! Sometimes we go to their grandmothers, or great-grandmothers and pick fruit like apricots, black currents, cherries, or raspberries. last week we made apricot jam!
Yesterday in the nearby village of Markaz there was a wine festival, so we went to check out the local wines and ended up doing a wine-tasting tour of three vineyards. The culture and history is so rich and interesting here! Today we went and toured the huge palace estate that Queen Elizabeth used during her reign, where as, last week we saw a 13th century castle and the little historical town Hollókő below that is currently a UNESCO world heritage site.
Much love ~ Thea
hello from Dusnok, Hungary. I am now with my third family, which grow by the week. the first had 2 children, the second had 6, and now i am with a family of 8. i have had so much fun here. i teach 3 classes a day starting with the little ones and ending with the adults. I have been to a few local villages in the area and traveled one weekend. After teaching my family usually hasa program of sports, drinking or rowing. the other day i went fishing for the first time, which was an experience. My last dad made wine for his hobby so the wine and beer have not been lacking here. he even introduced me to a before dinner shot. Cant wait to see all of you and swap stories.
Hey there! I'm posting from Garabonc, which is a tiny village about 10 minutes away from Kis Balaton. My host parents (who are more like grandparents) are fantastic and feed me tons of watermelon. I also play gin rummy and chess with the neighborhood ladies every night because we rock like that in Garabonc. Classes are great, and I even got to play soccer with my younger class (6-18 year olds). I only have one intermediate student, and then another class at night with mixed kids and adults. There isn't too too much to do around here in terms of nightlife or anything, but Lake Balaton, Héviz thermal lake, and exciting Keszthely are nearby. See you all in Komarno! -Sam
Hello from beautiful Tardoskedd/Tvrdosovce, Slovakia. I´m living with Zoli and Sandi Balogh, their adorable 3yr old Bernadett, and a rambunctious yellow lab named Artur. This family and village have been nothing but warm, kind, and welcoming. We´ve visited the cobblestone roads of Nitra, castles in the Slovak hills, gone horseback riding, drank beer during a thunder storm at the local pub, sampled shark for lunch, played soccer in the sweltering heat, and gone swimming at the village pool. I don´t think I´ll be able to leave this magical place. My students are full of energy. I teach two classes (one is beginners and one is intermediate). They are curious, engaged, and constantly bring me flowers, candy, etc. Glad to hear everyone is well....see you guys in Komarno!
What up from Nyárasd, Slovakia! I absolutely love it here and don't want to leave. The people are so so kind and welcoming.
I teach 3 classes a day. My beginner class has about 16 9-11 year olds that are always bringing me pooh bear pictures and bracelets. My second class has about 10 intermediate students who are extremely quiet but very very nice. Finally I teach an evening class with 5 adults ranging from knowing no English to basically being fluent. They're great and like Elizabeth's adults, they're very into their booze.
I haven't really been outside the village yet, but that has not stopped me from doing many, many things. My host family has about 80 chickens, 15 pigs, and a "garden" (aka farm) with basically every vegetable. So far, I've helped clean, pluck, and cut up chickens and wash many vegetables. I've also been to two outrageous birthday parties, a fish soup party, one wedding, survived one massive tornado, painted with a bunch of artists from all over Europe who are living in an abandoned school for 2 weeks, been to two thermal parks, visited the families of my students, and so much more. This week I'll be getting out of the village and going to a nearby city and to Bratislava. The bar has been set very high for my next village.
Hi guys,
My first village was fantastic. only had 180 people, and a grand total of 2 streets. It had one main building that was pretty much everything, including the hospital, community center, town hall, kitchen, camp, etc. This is where I held classes. Oh, and my mom is the mayor!
I think my host mom made it her job to ensure that I was always busy and having fun. She took me to Balaton 3 times and to several festivals, including a palinka festival, medieval fighting festival, and a cherry festival.
My host family also had one brother, but about 6 other teenagers were always in the house because they were visiting cousins.
I had 4 classes and they were fairly small, but all of the children were great. They really do want to learn english..
The only bad thing is that my host mother literally force feeds me. Like she actually held up food to my mouth the other day. : )
Then... she decided I needed a new bikini because apparently she didnt like mine so she just bought me a new one and made me model it around town hall after lunch one day. That was pretty priceless.
Oh. And one day she cancelled classes and rented a double-decker bus. The whole town (students and older people) drove to a festival, and someone demanded that the American girl drive a bus. So... I for about one minute drove a double decker bus full of Hungarians. I also sang a bit over the loudspeaker, also at their request. I can sing the itsy bitsy spider in Hungarian...
I hope everyone else is having a fantastic time!!
My village, Sojtor, was absolutely terrific! The village has about 1500 people, and I taught in a former mansion that has been converted into a school. I had three families, each of which was wonderful. I taught four classes with a total of about 50 students. The village is beautiful (walking down the streets and through the fields is one of my most precious memories), and I did a lot of traveling through western Hungary! I was cared for in my village in ways I never anticipated and the people in Sojtor will always be dear to me!
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