Drawing drawing and more drawing....

Let me just start by saying my homesickness has not gotten any better. Everyday I still want to go home. Though I am having a wonderful time here and everything is perfect school..my family...the food...the atmosphere. It's perfect. But I miss home more than anything. So I will take it week by week and see what happens.

So.... School HA

I think I blogged on Monday after my Hungarian lesson. And before my 4 hour drawing lesson. We had to draw boxes for FOUR hours... But I surprisingly had a very good time. I really love school. The people are amazing. I can't say drawing for 4 hours is my idea of a perfect day but hey..I'm having a great time. I don't sit silently and draw..I don't really ever do anything silently but any teacher I had in America wouldn't be surprised:)(John Mauro) in my classes on Monday's I am with younger kids so They aren't to much better than me...Wednesday's and Thursdays are another story. The students have been drawing hours a day..for the last for years. I have taken many art classes but never was to into drawing but once I get better I think I will like it:)

Tuesday I had another 4 hour drawing class with more boxes and then my color theory class where we made color wheels and let me tell you I have never struggled so much with such a simple project. Luckily I could work with my friends who speak English and Hungarian so we got the instructions and attempted the color wheel. After that another class where I don't understand a word, but of course managed to have a good time:) I wanting home more than ever Tuesday I don't know what it was but that evening I desperately wanted to be on a plane home. I did Skype with my dad after school and that was very fun:) he's still just as goofy as when I left:):):) miss my daddio:(

Wednesday a class of drawing with the 5th year students who are very good and draw things way beyond my ability but I try...and the teacher accepts anything with a face and legs so I usually can do it:) HUnGARiAN lesson #2 with all the pecs exchange students which was very fun and we learned about the same stuff as on Monday but it's always fun to get together.

And then... It was time for art history. It's a boring class for the students but when I can't understand it is 100 times worse. If it wasn't 4 hours I think it would be alright. The break times are what make it fun... Chatting with all the students learning Hungarian swear words..learning random Hungarian words or just speaking English all make school worth it:)


Today we had to draw for 6 hours straight which was entirely exhausting but kind of fun. Today was the first day I really felt just like a normal student at school (except for the fact I can't speak:)) life is great here..but that doesn't seem to ever take the homesickness.

My family is so great and thy let me try to speak Hungarian with them and do their best to deal with my crazy homesickness.

It's weird what being Ina foriegn country has done to me. I used to be 100% independent and one I feel like I cant do anything. Maybe thats why I miss home so much.. I don't know I don't know. Hopefully we see a complete turn around in my brain in the next few weeks:):)

Well I still enjoy getting postcards and hearing frmeveryone even if I don't have all the time to reply. I truly enjoy hearing from everyone:):)

Maggie