in the past few weeks, i've:
1. been hiking near kosice. it snowed, so everything is SO beautiful. we hiked in snow, ate at a "chata," or a lodge, and had a wonderful winter afternoon.
2. been to ANOTHER stuzkova. this one for my students of 4A. it was wonderful and entertaining; however, because i had heat issues in my flat, i couldn't stay all night. i had to sleep with my landlord and his family, so i had to be back early. now, fortunately, my heat issues are resolved.
3. seen my parents! they came to budapest and i met them there. we stayed at a luxurious hotel, that has had guests such as Iggy Pop, Carla Bruni, George Bush, Condoleeza Rice, Jamiroquai... be jealous. there were beautiful breakfasts, beautiful hot wine, beautiful rooms, beautiful service... it was absolutely wonderful. the city of budapest was OK too :) after budapest, we came to kosice. my parents came to school for a day with me, we saw the city, and we even went hiking in vysoke tatry (high tatras). i was sad to see them leave, but was glad that they left kosice loving the city and country as much as me.
these next few weeks will also be busy. it's hard to believe that christmas is quickly approaching. i wish there was another week before christmas so that i could rest a little bit... december 23 i will go to istanbul, and then on the 29th eva will be visiting me until the 5th. and then i have another small trip planned to another place in slovakia, and then school starts again. whew. i am tired thinking of it all. but as always, i feel so happy that i have this opportunity... and that i am busy doing fun and interesting things, rather than writing papers and reading for school...
i'm sending all of my best wishes and love to you during this holiday season.
anna
