Re: Magyarorszag-Hungary- to Karola

[Guest guest]

Szia Karola,

I'm glad I remembered my Hungarian It should be better but with

this surgery, I've had no time to study the Hungarian OR the

Russian! Doesn't matter though- these days my English is

incomprehensible too.... I have to admit that you lost me on " hallok

feloled " . Please translate! I've been to Hungary 4 times...

collectively I've spent 2-3 months there... some of the time out more

in the countryside west of Budapest. I've seen the Tisza... and some

of the time was spent in Budapest too. I've been to Veszprem! I know

exactly where it is. I was there only for half a day, on the way to

Balaton. I'm not sure of the spelling- Siofok? maybe is where I went

on the lake. Veszprem was beautiful (I'm sure it is still!). I

remember the cross there way out on, well I'm not sure what you would

call it- not a hill.... You know the one I am referring to I'm sure.

We had time for a walk around town. I have some pictures from there

somewhere! Very pretty countryside and setting as I remember. My

family is not from Hungary originally... Katja is actually just a

nickname that I've had forever. :)But I think that we should have

been from there because I have a great affinity for the cooking

there.... I've travelled around Europe a little bit. I'd take what I

ate in Hungary ANY DAY over French Cuisine. AND definitely over

German food!! Ok, I have to stop thinking about it!! I can't eat

anything right now, let alone dreaming of food that is separated from

me by the atlantic! This is getting painful! Anyway, yes, I remember

from Veszprem that there wasn't any faster way to Budapest than

personal transportation- best to let your husband drive, I agree.

You are going to have to try driving there sometime though!!! Think

of how proud of yourself you would be!! I am SO excited for you

about the house! That is thrilling... do you have all the plans laid

out for the house already? Just waiting for better conditions

outside?? It sounds like your work is very interesting. I hope you

continue to get to teach what you would like.... How did you like SC?

My closest friend from University is from SC. Anyway, enjoy the

kalacs any way you would like. When I can eat again, I will have to

wire you money to mail me 2 large loaves of it! I am literally

drooling right now!! Oh! I am sure you missed all of the yummy

baked goods while over here. I miss them while over here.... Can you

tell how hungry I am?? I dreamt of food this afternoon. It's getting

pretty bad, and I think I have weeks to go before I can eat again

anything very tasty. How is everything going in Hungary with the

transition into the EU? What do you think of it? I hear it's getting

expensive there now... Well, I'm thrilled to find someone from there.

I lost touch with my friends (from years ago). My boyfriend and I

hope to visit someday (soon I hope). Take care and keep in touch!!

You were a nice surprise to for me... to find someone from

Hungary.... if you want to teach anyone some Hungarian, you know

where to find me. My knowledge is pretty limited. Beszelek nagyon

kicsit (spelling?) magyarul.... And I hope your tooth is feeling

better! Let us know what the ortho says at your appointment!!

Minden jot,

Katja

>

> Szia Katja,

> Koszonom jol!

> Nice Hungarian - and no grammar or spelling mistakes either!! How

> much time did you spend here? I figured from your name earlier that

> you or your parents must be from somewhere around Hungary. I

guessed

> Russia, but tell me if I am wrong.

> I live in Veszprem, it is to the west of the Danube and southwest

of

> Budapest. It is quite close (10 miles) to the Lake Balaton. And I

> teach in a biligual grammar school in Balatonalmadi, a lakeside

> town, where in a few months our house is going to be built!! So I

am

> moving some 10 miles away from my and my husband's hometown. What

> great distances

> This year (and I hope for the next few years)I teach British

History

> and Civilization to juniors and English as a second language for

the

> Seniors. In our school several subjects are taught both in English

> and Hungarian and some only in one or the other. So our seniors

> generally use English at the level of proficiency.

> Last year I was on a Fulbright teacher exchange grant to Columbia,

> SC where I taught American Literature for Juniors and Politics and

> Government for Seniors. One of their teachers came to teach English

> in my school here.

> Lucky me, get to teach different subjects every year!

> I would love to have some kalacs but is it ok if I soak it in milk

> first

> Actually while in SC one of the things we missed most was bread and

> in fact all other bakery stuff. We just had a bakery open here in

> the neighbouhood and me and my husband are trying all their lovely

> buns and cakes.... Well, he is trying them and I am watching him:)

> Remelem te is jol vagy es hamarosan hallok feloled.

> Minden jot,

> Karola

>

> PS: Thanks, you were a nice surprise to me with your Hunagrian!!

> ps2: it would take me hours to get to Budapest on a bus and then

all

> the public transport there - much more convenient to have my

husband

> drive

>

>

> > Szia Karola!

> > Hogy vagy?!? Remelem jol? (I'm not sure if that is gramatically

> > correct but I hope so except for no accents in yahoo!) I just had

> to

> > say Hi! I have been to Hungary several times and loved it! Are

> you

> > north/south/west of Budapest? I have seen a little bit of the

> country

> > side as well as Budapest and it is wonderful there.... I started

> > learning Hungarina while I was there too (can't get by with

> English

> > at all!) and am trying to keep up my studies of the language.

Your

> > English is quite good. What do you teach? I'd love to hear

> > more.... In the meantime, Please have some finom fonott kalacs

and

> > visit szechenyi (spelling) baths for me! viszlat, Katja

> > And no, I cannot imagine driving in Budapest!

> trains/trams/metro

> > are easier I think!

> >

[Guest guest]

Szia Katja,

I almost cried when you said you visited my town even if for an

afternoon. To have someone on this board who have visited here feels

sooo good. OK I don't know where you live but I may well have

crossed the town myself last year

" hallok /felöled " means 'I will hear / from you'.

I know what you mean when you say you're hungry. Right now due to my

open bite and the work of the braces I only have one place where my

teeth touch - and that is at the loose tooth so I pretend to chew

but mostly live one food I can turn into mush. I try to keep it as

normal as I can and save truly mushy food for later. I hope you are

getting better.

Think of how great it would be to meet here in Hungary sometime -

like on your way to Russia ... Or even later when we have enough

room to put guests up!!!

We just visited the plot of land. It used to be a forest really and

very neglected (neighbours were very unhappy) but they have cut most

of the trees (they were old and dying )and the bushes by now and now

we could actually see how big it is. It is on a corner and on one

side a little river separates it from the road. It looks very

romantic plus it is in a valley with healing properties. (They used

to have a little boarding house for patients with lung disease and

other respiratory problems becase the air is so good like in a

sanatorium). The place has its drawbacks but I like to think of the

good aspects.

Maybe one day you will come and visit us.

Nothing changed in our everyday lives since we joined the EU and the

economy still needs a lot of improvement but there are good trends

now. But life is expensive and we begin to build this house when it

is hard to get by but we'll work hard.

I hope you are doing better now.

Szia

Karola

>

> Szia Karola,

> I'm glad I remembered my Hungarian It should be better but with

> this surgery, I've had no time to study the Hungarian OR the

> Russian! Doesn't matter though- these days my English is

> incomprehensible too.... I have to admit that you lost me

on " hallok

> feloled " . Please translate! I've been to Hungary 4 times...

> collectively I've spent 2-3 months there... some of the time out

more

> in the countryside west of Budapest. I've seen the Tisza... and

some

> of the time was spent in Budapest too. I've been to Veszprem! I

know

> exactly where it is. I was there only for half a day, on the way

to

> Balaton. I'm not sure of the spelling- Siofok? maybe is where I

went

> on the lake. Veszprem was beautiful (I'm sure it is still!). I

> remember the cross there way out on, well I'm not sure what you

would

> call it- not a hill.... You know the one I am referring to I'm

sure.

> We had time for a walk around town. I have some pictures from

there

> somewhere! Very pretty countryside and setting as I remember.

My

> family is not from Hungary originally... Katja is actually just a

> nickname that I've had forever. :)But I think that we should have

> been from there because I have a great affinity for the cooking

> there.... I've travelled around Europe a little bit. I'd take what

I

> ate in Hungary ANY DAY over French Cuisine. AND definitely over

> German food!! Ok, I have to stop thinking about it!! I can't eat

> anything right now, let alone dreaming of food that is separated

from

> me by the atlantic! This is getting painful! Anyway, yes, I

remember

> from Veszprem that there wasn't any faster way to Budapest than

> personal transportation- best to let your husband drive, I

agree.

> You are going to have to try driving there sometime though!!!

Think

> of how proud of yourself you would be!! I am SO excited for you

> about the house! That is thrilling... do you have all the plans

laid

> out for the house already? Just waiting for better conditions

> outside?? It sounds like your work is very interesting. I hope you

> continue to get to teach what you would like.... How did you like

SC?

> My closest friend from University is from SC. Anyway, enjoy the

> kalacs any way you would like. When I can eat again, I will have

to

> wire you money to mail me 2 large loaves of it! I am literally

> drooling right now!! Oh! I am sure you missed all of the yummy

> baked goods while over here. I miss them while over here.... Can

you

> tell how hungry I am?? I dreamt of food this afternoon. It's

getting

> pretty bad, and I think I have weeks to go before I can eat again

> anything very tasty. How is everything going in Hungary with the

> transition into the EU? What do you think of it? I hear it's

getting

> expensive there now... Well, I'm thrilled to find someone from

there.

> I lost touch with my friends (from years ago). My boyfriend and I

> hope to visit someday (soon I hope). Take care and keep in

touch!!

> You were a nice surprise to for me... to find someone from

> Hungary.... if you want to teach anyone some Hungarian, you know

> where to find me. My knowledge is pretty limited. Beszelek nagyon

> kicsit (spelling?) magyarul.... And I hope your tooth is

feeling

> better! Let us know what the ortho says at your appointment!!

> Minden jot,

> Katja

[Guest guest]

Szia Karola,

I can't believe that we're both in this group and that you're from

Hungary and that I've been to your town! I'm in NY State- I live

in the city of Rochester which is directly south of Lake Ontario. On

the nothern side of the lake opposite my city is Toronto Canada. Do

you know what is really strange?!?! Whenever anyone else on this

board mentions where they are from or live, in all of those places

all over the USA and Canada and UK, I have never been to any of those

places in my life!!! But, I have been to Veszprem!!

I know what living with just a couple of functional usable teeth is

like too! We're both pretty hungry I guess! My pre-surgery bite (and

pre-braces bite) had my teeth meeting only in one place in my mouth.

I ate a lot of soft food that I could, as you described, mush up

pretty well and just sort of chew a little and swallow whole...

But it won't be forever!!! I have forgotten.... for how long have you

had your braces? And do you know roughly how long it will be until

your surgery?? Thank you for asking- I am getting a little better. I

have good days and bad days... I am relieved that it is less than one

week until my next appointment with my surgeon for my three week post

surgery recheck. I hope to get an idea at that appt. when I will be

done with this splint and what my reintroduction to eating schedule

might be.... I don't want to rush anything, but at the same time I

hope I'm ready soon!!! How is your loose tooth feeling? I remember

that you said at one point that it was painful... when will you

finally see your orthodontist? You will have to tell me what he said

about it!

I know that I will be returning to Hungary. I don't know when, but I

am sure that I will be back there. We will definitely have to meet

each other! I would love that. I wonder where we will both be in this

whole surgery/braces process by then? Maybe we can share the kalacs

then? My boyfriend and I are planning to come to Hungary sometime

in the future and I wanted to show him Balaton anyway, so we will

come to Veszprem too....

Your land sounds wonderful...oooh! and healing properties!! You will

have all jaw surgery patients flocking to your land after they have

had their surgeries for fast healing!! All the better for you too!!

Too bad we aren't helped more by pure air with our recoveries! When

will you start building on your land? This spring/summer? This year?

Soon I hope for you!! That is very exciting! I hope I can visit you

some day... that would be wonderful.

Well, it's getting late and I am tired! Keep in touch and tell me how

your ortho appointment went/goes.... Take care and Happy Easter!

Szia Katja

PS, I will try to find my pictures from my time in Veszprem sometime

this next week and maybe I can email you one of them if you'd like to

see?

> >

> > Szia Karola,

> > I'm glad I remembered my Hungarian It should be better but

with

> > this surgery, I've had no time to study the Hungarian OR the

> > Russian! Doesn't matter though- these days my English is

> > incomprehensible too.... I have to admit that you lost me

> on " hallok

> > feloled " . Please translate! I've been to Hungary 4 times...

> > collectively I've spent 2-3 months there... some of the time out

> more

> > in the countryside west of Budapest. I've seen the Tisza... and

> some

> > of the time was spent in Budapest too. I've been to Veszprem! I

> know

> > exactly where it is. I was there only for half a day, on the way

> to

> > Balaton. I'm not sure of the spelling- Siofok? maybe is where I

> went

> > on the lake. Veszprem was beautiful (I'm sure it is still!). I

> > remember the cross there way out on, well I'm not sure what you

> would

> > call it- not a hill.... You know the one I am referring to I'm

> sure.

> > We had time for a walk around town. I have some pictures from

> there

> > somewhere! Very pretty countryside and setting as I remember.

> My

> > family is not from Hungary originally... Katja is actually just a

> > nickname that I've had forever. :)But I think that we should have

> > been from there because I have a great affinity for the cooking

> > there.... I've travelled around Europe a little bit. I'd take

what

> I

> > ate in Hungary ANY DAY over French Cuisine. AND definitely over

> > German food!! Ok, I have to stop thinking about it!! I can't eat

> > anything right now, let alone dreaming of food that is separated

> from

> > me by the atlantic! This is getting painful! Anyway, yes, I

> remember

> > from Veszprem that there wasn't any faster way to Budapest than

> > personal transportation- best to let your husband drive, I

> agree.

> > You are going to have to try driving there sometime though!!!

> Think

> > of how proud of yourself you would be!! I am SO excited for

you

> > about the house! That is thrilling... do you have all the plans

> laid

> > out for the house already? Just waiting for better conditions

> > outside?? It sounds like your work is very interesting. I hope

you

> > continue to get to teach what you would like.... How did you like

> SC?

> > My closest friend from University is from SC. Anyway, enjoy the

> > kalacs any way you would like. When I can eat again, I will have

> to

> > wire you money to mail me 2 large loaves of it! I am literally

> > drooling right now!! Oh! I am sure you missed all of the yummy

> > baked goods while over here. I miss them while over here.... Can

> you

> > tell how hungry I am?? I dreamt of food this afternoon. It's

> getting

> > pretty bad, and I think I have weeks to go before I can eat again

> > anything very tasty. How is everything going in Hungary with the

> > transition into the EU? What do you think of it? I hear it's

> getting

> > expensive there now... Well, I'm thrilled to find someone from

> there.

> > I lost touch with my friends (from years ago). My boyfriend and I

> > hope to visit someday (soon I hope). Take care and keep in

> touch!!

> > You were a nice surprise to for me... to find someone from

> > Hungary.... if you want to teach anyone some Hungarian, you know

> > where to find me. My knowledge is pretty limited. Beszelek

nagyon

> > kicsit (spelling?) magyarul.... And I hope your tooth is

> feeling

> > better! Let us know what the ortho says at your appointment!!

> > Minden jot,

> > Katja

[Guest guest]

Katja,

The closest I got the Rochester was New York and Niagara Falls.

Actually it was exactly a year ago we spent a few days at the Falls.

One of our most wonderful trips. Pity it was freezing cold at the

beginning of April and the Maid of the Mist was not running yet.

I have only had my braces a bit longer than 2 months and I hope less

than a year till surgery. But my ortho is unwilling to say a word

about a possible date.

The Balaton and the shore is getting the most beautiful to me. I love

spring and some of the trees are in bloom and it is just pretty. You

definitely have to come sometime - early summer when the lake is still

clean. (I never swim from mid-summer...)

Remélem jol vagy ma es tudtal enni. Jo mulatast.

Karola

[Guest guest]

Hey Katja,

You need to get on the Breeze when they get it up and running again!

I've been to Rochester once, usually pass it on the way to the Finger

Lakes area for wine tours. Even though we have comparable wineries in

Niagara, where I grew up, I like to sample and visit. We usually end

up in Ithaca where we like to check out the bookstores.

I'll wave as we drive past on the NYS Thruway next time : )

>

> Szia Karola,

> I can't believe that we're both in this group and that you're from

> Hungary and that I've been to your town! I'm in NY State- I

live

> in the city of Rochester which is directly south of Lake Ontario.

On

> the nothern side of the lake opposite my city is Toronto Canada. Do

> you know what is really strange?!?! Whenever anyone else on this

> board mentions where they are from or live, in all of those places

> all over the USA and Canada and UK, I have never been to any of

those

> places in my life!!! But, I have been to Veszprem!!

>

> I know what living with just a couple of functional usable teeth is

> like too! We're both pretty hungry I guess! My pre-surgery bite

(and

> pre-braces bite) had my teeth meeting only in one place in my

mouth.

> I ate a lot of soft food that I could, as you described, mush up

> pretty well and just sort of chew a little and swallow whole...

> But it won't be forever!!! I have forgotten.... for how long have

you

> had your braces? And do you know roughly how long it will be until

> your surgery?? Thank you for asking- I am getting a little better.

I

> have good days and bad days... I am relieved that it is less than

one

> week until my next appointment with my surgeon for my three week

post

> surgery recheck. I hope to get an idea at that appt. when I will be

> done with this splint and what my reintroduction to eating schedule

> might be.... I don't want to rush anything, but at the same time I

> hope I'm ready soon!!! How is your loose tooth feeling? I remember

> that you said at one point that it was painful... when will you

> finally see your orthodontist? You will have to tell me what he

said

> about it!

>

> I know that I will be returning to Hungary. I don't know when, but

I

> am sure that I will be back there. We will definitely have to meet

> each other! I would love that. I wonder where we will both be in

this

> whole surgery/braces process by then? Maybe we can share the kalacs

> then? My boyfriend and I are planning to come to Hungary

sometime

> in the future and I wanted to show him Balaton anyway, so we will

> come to Veszprem too....

>

> Your land sounds wonderful...oooh! and healing properties!! You

will

> have all jaw surgery patients flocking to your land after they have

> had their surgeries for fast healing!! All the better for you

too!!

> Too bad we aren't helped more by pure air with our recoveries! When

> will you start building on your land? This spring/summer? This

year?

> Soon I hope for you!! That is very exciting! I hope I can visit you

> some day... that would be wonderful.

>

> Well, it's getting late and I am tired! Keep in touch and tell me

how

> your ortho appointment went/goes.... Take care and Happy Easter!

> Szia Katja

>

> PS, I will try to find my pictures from my time in Veszprem

sometime

> this next week and maybe I can email you one of them if you'd like

to

> see?