Hungary | Post 1

It was about 1 a.m. eastern standard time but where I was it was 7 a.m. and my jet-lagged self was trying to hopelessly download the song Ridin’ by Chamillionaire on the slowest internet I’d ever used since dial-up in the mid 2000s while alternating between sitting in the cafeteria and standing outside near the office window hoping for the best signal I could get. I ended up unintentionally downloading three different versions of the song over a 30 minute period and paying for each one of them.

I was in the town of Gyula in Hungary near the Romanian boarder where I was visiting my grandfather for his 94^th birthday at the Adventist retirement home he lives at. It was the first time I’d ever been to Hungary and I didn’t speak the language, nor did I come with anyone who did. It was just me, my English, a few Hungarian words, and my desire to meet and get to know my Hungarian family, especially to be there for my grandfather’s birthday. Thankfully many of my family members did end up speaking English but for the first 10 days or so, it was just me, my grandfather, and a lot of people who didn’t speak any English.

Heading out!

It was very interesting. And I’ll be blogging about those times. But one of my favorite times with him was when we’d cruise the roads or ride into the city and around town, him on his three-wheel moped and me following behind him on my borrowed bike. Hence the need for the song. I was trying to do a short video of him on his moped cause he just looked so fun and cool riding it around.

I finally got the right version and added it to the nine-second video for Instagram, haha. $3+ dollars spent and all that time was totally worth it, too! Just like my entire trip to Hungary. Best trip I’ve ever taken and I can’t wait to go back, practice more of the awesome language, see even more of the beautiful country, and get to know my family better!

Anyway, blogging isn’t really my thing but I want to remember these stories and share them with my friends. I hope they end up being interesting enough to read. I’m always skeptical about my blog-writing. Oh well, I’ll try anyway. haha

Until next time, enjoy all nine-seconds of my grandfather cruisin' to the beats of Chamillionaire.