Monthly Archives: March 2011
A Color stands abroad
A Light exists in Spring Not present on the Year At any other period — When March is scarcely here A Color stands abroad On Solitary Fields That Science cannot overtake But Human Nature feels. It waits upon the Lawn, … Continue reading
Winter is funny sometimes.
But I’m sure glad it’s over.
how to live alone well – installment four
6) read voraciously I tend to do this anyway, so I’m not sure this one really counts. Except that my book count since last June has risen exponentially; I think I’ve got about 30 under my belt now. Part of … Continue reading
Várja – Wait
I had grand plans for pre-writing posts and scheduling them to go up while I was on spring break. You can see how well that worked. Currently, I am in Kolozsvár, Romania, visiting the Visky family and teaching a little … Continue reading
Saturdays
Every Saturday, when the weather is tolerable and the children’s health is in good order, I bike over to a house two villages over, in Tiszabükeny, where I tutor the two oldest children in English. The house boasts 8 children … Continue reading
Meanderings
I told J. Edit as we walked back from a concert on Sunday that I was very tired but wasn’t sure why. “Tavaszi fáradtság,” she said to me. Spring tiredness. It was the second time I’d heard that phrase in … Continue reading
Signs that spring is coming to Transcarpathia
(in order of appearance) 1) The Tisza River turns a turquoise blue – the color I’ve always seen in movies for cold water but never believed could exist naturally – and chunks of ice come floating down from the mountains. … Continue reading
Twist and shout!
Last week, one of my students showed up with a box labeled ТВИСТЕР (at least, I’m pretty sure that’s how you spell “Twister” in Cyrillic). She asked if we could play, and every other student looked up at me with an … Continue reading
Walking in Beregszász, visual edition
In order: the Főiskóla in the main square, a close-up of its windows, the Reformed Church bell tower, decorations in the Catholic Church, patriotic decorations, the Orthodox Church, a house, the cross in the Orthodox courtyard, two views of the … Continue reading
Walking in Beregszász
It was a very sunny day on Wednesday last week. And the warmest day of 2011 so far. The skylight in my Beregszász room was washed a very springy sky blue, and after writing some emails, I looked up at … Continue reading
transcarpathian sojourner 