I made several plans before I started this adventure, to give myself ways to stay grounded and feel at home regardless of place. One of those plans involves pickles, and the strangest item in my luggage: a glass pickle weight (thanks, mom!). I decided that every time I stayed in one place for long enough,Continue reading “Pickling My Way Around the World”
Tag Archives: Hungary
Grocery update
Since I’m doing my best to be a proper local in each new place I live, however short-term, I’ve been exploring the local shops to find my groceries. As usual, grocery shopping is simultaneously the most stressful aspect of living in a different country, and one of the most engaging. It’s difficult not knowing whereContinue reading “Grocery update”
Public Transit
You can learn a lot about a place from the public transit. You can tell what the city/state prioritizes, what areas have better funding, and how important tourism is vs how many locals rely on public transit. Areas with a lot of tourism and an emphasis on that will have signs in multiple languages, orContinue reading “Public Transit”
Statues of Budapest
After spending a month in Budapest, I have lots of thoughts and impressions on the city, but the biggest first impression remains the primary one: Budapest really, *really* loves statues.
Welcome to Budapest!
07 March, 2018: I landed at 2am, on a magenta plane from Morocco. I don’t even remember passport control, so it must have been easy, and then I stopped at the ATM to withdraw local currency. The exchange rate is confusing — my primary reference point is that 5,000 Hungarian forints equals approx $20 USD,Continue reading “Welcome to Budapest!”
Shastified, Continued 