Spending time with families have made me feel at home and welcome here in this new place. The Gibson's are a missionary family that I met at Danube International Church that live in my neighborhood. It is roughly a five minute walk to their home. Last Sunday, they took me to church and we went to Burger King for lunch. There is a yogurt and herb salad dressing that has become my new favorite. I stopped by their house last week for a small visit and to borrow a an American movie!
The Baker's are a family I met my first week in Budapest through Trey and Elise Atkins because they are missionaries with the IMB together. They hosted me in their home for pizza night on Friday evening. April was so thoughtful and made one using chickpea flour, it was delish! They have four wonderful children that are so welcoming and fun to be friends with. They dropped me off at Rainbow Hills and took a tour. The kids loved the gym upstairs and hopefully we can plan some play dates and sleepovers.
The Stanteen family had me over this past Saturday and invited me to come watch some Aggie football on Saturday. Their oldest daughter, Chelsea, enjoys art and they had some left over face paint from a Back to School picnic earlier in the day so she did a pink and purple butterfly on me! Their son Cade enjoyed painting his arm while Chelsea painted me. I spent the night and we walked to their church, International Baptist Church Budapest in the morning that met in a high school. The "girls" went to lunch together and did a little grocery shopping and the boys, Larry and their two sons stayed at home because nap time was soon. I am so thankful for the Stanteen's and their precious kiddos who are so much fun to be around and play with.
On Tuesday and Thursday, I am tutoring a boy in the fourth grade with English. This family was recommended to me by a former employee at Rainbow Hills. After tutoring on Tuesday, they invited me to stay for dinner because it was the last summer evening. They grilled pork and chicken, veggies and we had delicious ice cream for dessert. It was a delightful evening and I am enjoying getting to know a Hungarian family! The weather is now in the 50's.
What I've learned:
Squash is the name for the sport racquetball.
Some Hungarians do not wash their hair everyday. Maybe 1-3 times a week.
Sandwiches generally have one slice of meat, maybe two.
There is a meat spread to put on bread like we use peanut butter in America. The kids ate it for breakfast and many asked for seconds.
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