Hungarian is supposedly one of the more difficult languges to learn. there is a definite language barrier here which serves to make things interesting and confusing. some of the americans approach this problem by trying to speak english in hopes they might be understood but my approach so far has been to rely more on pointing and nodding or shaking my head. this seems to work for basic things like going to the store but obviouslly not for any real conversation. on a sidenote, Hungary is not on the euro. i forget what they call their money but things here are totally afforadable and cheap though their system has too many zeros (5oooo is around 25o dollars american).
im typing on a Hungarian keyboard with a Hungarian computer interface. luckily its windows so i just know how to use things and where things are by their familar placement. any spelling or grammer issues are because of the technology issues.
this is Kecskémet, Hungary. population 12o,ooo.
check out my room
im at The International Ceramics Studio (http://www.icshu.org) for the next three weeks. its a very beatiful and accomedating place with nice facilities. they have a porcelain here that is world renowned and can only be used here (like, top-secret factory recipe stuff)
there is of course all sort of artwork lying around...more talk about clay and stuff later. ill just do a whole post about it.
kitchen
Hungarian laxative
cat toilet seat. the hardware store here sort of blew my mind.
the craziest section were the lights, which were motion senstive so they turn on when you walk by and then shut off shortly after.
though the plane ride was very long, i didnt get any of that jetlag drama and have just been feeling pretty good and adjusted. the first few days have been mostly walking around and exploring and making the occasional mess in my studio. the town is very beatiful.
this is city hall. apparently, tours can be arranged for the inside so more on that later, maybe.
the train station is totally amazing, a dream come true for me
The whole inside has this tile work
today we went to a weekly flea market. it was too crazy and overwhelming. i didnt take any picures, i thought it would be weird. they were selling puppies and kittens though, along with chinese knockoff stuff. the world is full of crap, this much is certain.
wine here is real good and cheap (around two us dollars). also, espreso is crazy cheap and delicous. cafe culture rules
i think this is a version of iced coffee (they use ice cream/heavy whipping cream). super duper rich.
oh, and when we got to the ICS they greeted us all (about 1o students from ohio university and a professor) with this big stew called gollash. i probabally spelled that wrong. tons of meat in it. bangin.
alright. well thats all for my first blog post. hope that was very informative.
getting mad worldly
love
andru
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