Today I had to switch gears and become “Professor Rader”
again. I am teaching a course online so
I had to check in with students and help them through the process of getting
set up with their online assignment. It
was a good anchor to keep me grounded because being away from home for so long
can make things seem a bit surreal. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a dream. Today Natascha & Michel are working and
their children are at school so I decided to just have a quiet day. They had some work they wanted to do in the
garden so I volunteered to help out. It
really was nice to just do something “normal” and mindless for a change. When everything is new from how to open a
door to the language, to the local customs, your mind is continually “on”
processing every movement. It is no
wonder why I am so mentally exhausted at the end of each day.
Later on, in the evening, Natascha’s friend brought us homemade
Hungarian Goulash.
It was amazing ! I cannot describe it but to say that it is
pieces of pork in a brown sauce served with dumplings and red cabbage. I am going to try to make this at home.
In planning for our next excursion, I learned some
important lessons. If you try to change
a train ticket after you make it, you lose your money with just a refund of
about $20. So my advice to you and
myself: Book early and be sure about
your dates.
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