Traveling Part 4: Hungary
Hungary was not what I expected, but more than I could have hoped for. I guess that can be expected when you visit a place so near to the heart of your best friend (In my case Phil). Philip was called to serve his mission (For the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) in Hungary. He lived there from 2005-2007. Hungarian is notorious for being one of the hardest languages to learn in the entire world. It is commonly found on lists of the top three hardest languages. Phil lived a year in the country before he felt like he could communicate effectively and that was pretty common for most missionaries. I got to Hungary only knowing a few key phrases like Jó éjszakát (Good night), szia (hello and good bye), köszönöm (Thank you) so I was pretty shocked when the first family we stayed with spoke about as much English as I did Hungarian. The first place we stayed was in Győr with Katinka, an adorable lady who Phil baptized al...