Hungary Update #3

Hello! We have been very busy with plenty to see and do while we are here in Hungary. Today is Thursday morning and the children are in gym class. After they are finished completing gym, they will be going to English classes. Dave and I will be teaching all day with grades 10, 11, and 12. This proves to be a challenge as each of us are replacing the regular classroom teacher who is not present in the room. In the afternoon we are traveling to Tata to see the city and a famous castle. Yesterday we went to Hungary's capital Budapest all day. We started our tour on the Buda side of the Danube and visited a fortress which also included their version of the statue of liberty which symbolizes their freedom from all the countries they have had wars with in the past. We then traveled across the famous "chain bridge" to the Pest side. While in Pest we visited the Parliament, Hero's Square, the President's House, the Basilica of St. Stephen, and walked around looking at several other buildings and landmarks from Hungary's History. The children also had the opportunity to jump on a giant tramoline in the city park. They also had time to walk around to shop and eat. (Burger King) : ) Be assured that we have taken many pictures of what we have seen and will place them on a CD for each student. Yesterday alone we took over 250 pictures between us. We have noticed especially this morning that the kids seem to be VERY upbeat and more relaxed and secure in their surroundings. On the busride home from Budapest, the Hungarian students and Nativity students were as one, singing, playing, taking pictures and talking together. We have attached a few group pictures from some of the places that we have visited in Budapest and "the bird" (Turul) in Tatábanya. We hope you enjoy! Talk to you later! Have a wonderful day! Dave and Stefanie