Update About News Around Debrecen

Our last post talked about a military parade that we saw briefly while walking to work.

Well, we had an actual Hungarian translate the news release instead of the google translator thing. 

Translation:
Csaba Hende the minister of defense took part in the farewell of the soldiers who will go to Afganistan
and Kosovo. He said : the original goal isn't changed because of the deaths and it isn't planned to
finish the foreign military mission before its time determined.

Also, we know that Hungary isn't really going to invade Romania--just a little joke. :) Hungarians are a very peaceful people.

In other news--the weather here in Hungary the last week has been more spring than winter. We even walked to the grocery instead of taking the bus. On Monday the weather was so nice we opened all the windows and let in some fresh air. It was only about 45 degrees (5 Celsius) that day, but to us it felt tropical. However, today it was rain/show mix and nowhere near 40 degrees. 

In Ben news---

Hey. My news this week deals with my students. This week a few of my private students showed me presentations and books on Hungarian towns and castles. We have discovered many places we want to visit when the weather gets warmer (a phrase we seem to use very often :)). Also, my high school students enjoyed my lesson this week. I brought a football to school. We had already discussed sports and they had seen it earlier in the year. However, this time I showed them how to throw it! It was fun to watch the trial and error. It made me realize though that they really don't play many sports in Hungary that require throwing. They like water polo but not everyone plays it. As compared to American kids who grow up throwing a baseball and football around a lot. Some students picked up alright and others kind of shoved it toward the receiver. I am pretty sure it will not become a national sensation. However, most of them had watched and enjoyed the Super Bowl. They said that after I explained the rules it made more sense. :) It was definitely a neat experience.