I think that whenever you move, whether it be across town, across the country or across an ocean, you can't help but occupy your mind with the many things that are different. Needless to say I had a very long list when I first arrived in Hungary. But now I have lived here over two years and don't notice these differences as often.
This was my second year making Christmas cookies with my advanced-level English students. I figured I wouldn't be in for any surprises this afternoon.
We rolled out the dough,
cut out the shapes,
baked the cookies, made the frosting
and frosted them, exactly as I had planned.
But just in case I forgot I was in Hungary...
Three of my boys knocked on the window of the classroom and showed off a wild boar's head.
I made sure they washed their hands before they came back in.
