Monthly Archives: January 2011
New lessons of 2011
For my very first lesson of 2011, my preparation included watching the film Secondhand Lions three times. It’s a rough life, I know, but somebody’s got to do it. The second-year elective students watch a film for our lesson together … Continue reading
In which I share with you one week of food
Day 1 Breakfast: pork, pickles, bread, butter, tea Lunch: creamy bean soup, mashed potatoes, pickled cabbage, pork, bread, tea Dinner: pasta with cabbage, pickles, bread, tea Day 2 Breakfast: hard-boiled eggs, bread, butter, tea Lunch-ish in Beregszasz: cherry pie, carrots, crackers, … Continue reading
First Weekend Back
You can see that my title-creativity is improving. So. Friday night, after the testimonies, there were still unprecedented (at least for me) amounts of young people hanging about in Kriszpont, and they continued to hang out quite loudly until 6 … Continue reading
The Suitcase Saga, final episode
On Monday afternoon, I put on my green coat and my blue hat, slung my purse over my shoulder, and marched down to the bus station, determined to discover the fate of my suitcase. The bus driver had assured me … Continue reading
Visual Retrospective, forgetfulness edition
This was in my queue of photos to upload in the latest photograph post, but I forgot about it. In early December, I traveled to Kolozsvár, Romania, with some of the students from the Calvin Budapest semester. We attended the … Continue reading
First Friday Back
I really need to get more creative with my titles. Giving titles is always my least favorite part about writing something. Maybe that’s why I was drawn to dramaturgy, a field where I could write a program note and just … Continue reading
Visual Retrospective – Winter edition
Here are some pictures from this past semester that, for one reason or another, did not make it to the blog until now. Marielle took this picture of me and Nasstasja during our first dinner all together. This is Marielle … Continue reading
The Suitcase Saga continues
At 5:45 this morning I stood at the “t” where the main road meets the road to the school, waiting for the Beregszasz bus to stop by and deliver my suitcase to me. When the bus pulled up and the … Continue reading
Aldott Karácsonyt!
Blessed Christmas! I left Ukraine for the U.S. with these words ringing in my ears, and even though I was giddy at the thought of seeing my family and friends again, there remained some regret at missing out on the … Continue reading
transcarpathian sojourner 