The previous weekend was a lot less crazy than the few that came before it, so this should be a shorter post. I have a lot fewer pictures this week, so I'll probably just include them with the text here instead of making a separate post. Last weekend, I made a long to-do list of various things that I thought would help get my life more in order, since things have been a bit out of whack lately. I got supplies to clean the apartment, made soup, walked around the city, worked on my homework, and decorated my room, which was all great but not interesting enough to describe in detail. We did find something like eight utensils lying behind the stove, coated in grime, so I spent a while getting them usable again and that was interesting. On Friday night I was invited out clubbing with some people, which was strange. I don't drink and very few people would describe me as a "partier," but it was neat to see what Budapest night life is like, especially since I live in the party district, and I made some good connections with the other people there that mean I can hopefully hang out with them more soon!
Once the week began, I spent the majority of my time trying to keep up with my coursework. The math classes here are very intense, and I'm usually running close to the deadlines for submitting my homework. I did go out to grab food with friends a couple of times though, getting introduced to a nice vegan restaurant very close to BSM. I also went to something called "Astronomy on Tap" Tuesday night, which was an astronomy pub trivia night over in Buda. I went with some friends and we didn't win, but we had a lot of fun guessing at the answers and enjoying the space. Just last night (Thursday), after my classes let out, I was able to meet a person that I'm distantly connected to (I'm fuzzy on the details but I think he stayed with some family friends on my mother's side of the family a few years back) in a bar and it was really nice! We had a good conversation about our respective countries, and he was able to recommend a lot of nice things for me to do to make the most of my time in Budapest.
That's honestly just about everything that's happened this week. This weekend I'm hoping to attend a kürtőskalács (chimney cake) festival that's happening near my apartment, sing with a choir for the English mass in the basilica, and maybe hike to a cave in the hills just outside of the city. I need to make sure I keep up with my homework though, so we'll see what happens. :)
Photos!
I honestly can't remember which ruin pub we went to last Friday night (Instant maybe? I'm not sure), but it was pretty wild! I'm not one for clubbing, but the aesthetic of these places is very cool.
Altogether too much silverware to be hidden behind the stove. I had to boil them three times to get them clean, but now we have multiple small spoons!
Homemade soup, plants, and decorative photos from home ft. a pile of small change I can't spend in the background.
This isn't a high-quality picture, but this Tuesday was my first time out on the Danube at night and it's beautiful! This is the view towards Buda Castle while crossing a bridge from the Pest side.
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