Hello dear family and friends,
Just wanted to keep you up to date with our continued transitions here, knowing that we are in your thoughts and prayers.
In the last 7 days, we have done and seen more than I could possibly recall in one post. Public transportation is a regular thing for our family now. We live very close to a major metro station, where many busses, trams, and trains run regularly. It is super convenient.
To get to school we walk about 7 minutes to a tram stop, and then take the tram 4 stops. It drops is off right in front of the school. Takes about 15 minutes total.
Across from the school there is a small mall with a wonderful food court, a post office, a farmer's market, a drug store, and lots of other little shops. It will be a great place during the school year.
Hope has started the project of decorating her balcony. We went to Ikea the other day to buy towels (we could only fit 2 in our luggage!), and she got a little pot of chrysanthemums. She has big plans. :)
She had a very hard night a few nights ago... I think it all caught up with her. But we worked through it together, and she seems to be much more settled now and enjoying herself greatly. She has met 2 girls her age that speak English- Emily and Jasmine. Both very sweet girls, and an answer to prayer.
She has also gotten to know her 2nd grade teacher a bit this week, and I can see her comfort level rising as she talks about school.
Last night she asked to go to the children's program at church. I walked down with her to find that there were no teachers or children who spoke English. She insisted on staying, even when I told her that no one spoke English. There were three other children and a sweet young lady from the church there, so I said goodbye and went to church. When I came to pick her up, she was running and playing, and didnt want to leave. She told me later that she had answered 2 questions and gotten a piece of chocolate. She answered 2 questions. In Hungarian. "How did you do that!!???", I asked. "I just knew the answers." She said.
Ok.
Josiah is in the midst of a couple of hard days. His adjustment is slower in coming, and we are praying for the best way to reach him and comfort him through this. He is with some other kids today (there is a little VBS during the teacher training meeting this week), so I am hoping that having some play time and kid time will help.
He is loving the trams and busses and metros, and is very put out when we travel by car or van.
He has also discovered some new foods at the bakery downstairs that he is loving. The bakery is more savory than sweet, with lots of things that have cheese and meats. And pizza with corn on it. ;) It is awesome and cheap, and we do there at least once a day. A croissant is 50 forint, which is about 22 cents. Yummmmm! Thank God I am not eating gluten, or I think I would gain 50 pounds in a month. :)
We are loving and missing you all every day. Thank you again for your prayers. They continue to carry us.
Much love,
Nikki
Just wanted to keep you up to date with our continued transitions here, knowing that we are in your thoughts and prayers.
In the last 7 days, we have done and seen more than I could possibly recall in one post. Public transportation is a regular thing for our family now. We live very close to a major metro station, where many busses, trams, and trains run regularly. It is super convenient.
To get to school we walk about 7 minutes to a tram stop, and then take the tram 4 stops. It drops is off right in front of the school. Takes about 15 minutes total.
Across from the school there is a small mall with a wonderful food court, a post office, a farmer's market, a drug store, and lots of other little shops. It will be a great place during the school year.
Hope has started the project of decorating her balcony. We went to Ikea the other day to buy towels (we could only fit 2 in our luggage!), and she got a little pot of chrysanthemums. She has big plans. :)
She had a very hard night a few nights ago... I think it all caught up with her. But we worked through it together, and she seems to be much more settled now and enjoying herself greatly. She has met 2 girls her age that speak English- Emily and Jasmine. Both very sweet girls, and an answer to prayer.
She has also gotten to know her 2nd grade teacher a bit this week, and I can see her comfort level rising as she talks about school.
Last night she asked to go to the children's program at church. I walked down with her to find that there were no teachers or children who spoke English. She insisted on staying, even when I told her that no one spoke English. There were three other children and a sweet young lady from the church there, so I said goodbye and went to church. When I came to pick her up, she was running and playing, and didnt want to leave. She told me later that she had answered 2 questions and gotten a piece of chocolate. She answered 2 questions. In Hungarian. "How did you do that!!???", I asked. "I just knew the answers." She said.
Ok.
Josiah is in the midst of a couple of hard days. His adjustment is slower in coming, and we are praying for the best way to reach him and comfort him through this. He is with some other kids today (there is a little VBS during the teacher training meeting this week), so I am hoping that having some play time and kid time will help.
He is loving the trams and busses and metros, and is very put out when we travel by car or van.
He has also discovered some new foods at the bakery downstairs that he is loving. The bakery is more savory than sweet, with lots of things that have cheese and meats. And pizza with corn on it. ;) It is awesome and cheap, and we do there at least once a day. A croissant is 50 forint, which is about 22 cents. Yummmmm! Thank God I am not eating gluten, or I think I would gain 50 pounds in a month. :)
We are loving and missing you all every day. Thank you again for your prayers. They continue to carry us.
Much love,
Nikki