How do we get to school?

So the rumor is true...Richele and I WALK to school and back EVERYDAY! It will be no lie to tell our own children one day that we really did walk UP hill in the blinding snow to school...actually we walk UP hill both ways to and from school! Sometimes we ride our bikes, but we actually are enjoying walking. The cold air hits us in the face at 7:30am and wakes us right up! It is always a reminder that Richele and I need to stay fit...no being lazy here! (This is me in my walking shoes...I am NOT wearing heals to and from school...so I wear these awesome boots that Philip's mom, Nancy let me borrow!! Thanks! Yes, and sorry about the black pants with brown shoes...yeah it flies over here...people already think Americans are weird...why not humor them?)

This is Richele riding a bike...well we tried to...it's always an adventure trying not to hit pot holes in the road, carrying a backpack (sometimes more:)), and trying to not ride UP the big hills!

Eating Healthy

Mom, I'm drinking my milk...even if the milk comes in a bottle that looks like this! It's weird here because no one drinks ice in their water...it's always warm...yuck!

So, this is a Hungarian pumpkin...Happy Thanksgiving to me! I am eating well here...don't worry not TOO well:) The food is good...the family we are living with cooks mostly American food, so we really haven't had anything too nonfamiliar. I did eat lamb the other day...it was good!

International Christian School of Budapest

About my school...I am about to take over full-time for the 4th grade class here at ICSB! This class is great and I am looking foward to teaching and learning new things here in the fourth grade! This week we are learning about plants in science...we are going to grow pea plants! Don't you wish you were in 4th grade??? This school's staff is fully supported by missions. The teachers do not get paid and raise their own support in the States over the summer or whenever they can. This is a great ministry and I know that most of the staff here are dedicated to the call to missions that God has placed on their hearts. The school is mostly made up of missionary children. Though some students are also embassy children or children of parents who are working over here in Budapest on business. The joy of being in a Christian environment is encouraging and peaceful. Keep praying for the school as they continue to raise the rest of the support for their building fund! The Lord will be faithful:) Pictures of the school are coming soon, so stay tuned...
(ABOVE is a picture of my classroom...it's true this is the actual size of the room...you can see both sides of the walls in one small picture! Does that tell you much??? Not a lot of moving around! Good thing I only have 11 students!)

A Field Trip with 4th Graders!

My students and I went on a field trip this past Friday to the Tropicarum which is an aquarium! It was such a neat experience and the students were able to learn a lot about the ocean unit they were studying. I was amazed at all the beautiful fish and even the sharks! We also had the opportunity to touch stingrays! It was interesting!

Cool Fish


This is a croc!

More Vienna Pictures

In the garden area of the Schoenbrunn Palace

The city

The home of Mozart

This is the Opera House in Vienna



Richele and I went to Vienna with two our of friends who we just recently met! This is us at the fountian in the gardens of the Schoenbrunn! (Richele, Jessie, Me, and Simonie)
More Pictures

Stamps in my passport

Vienna, Austria...it was amazing! Here are some pictures of all we saw! The main thing we saw was the Schenbrunn Palace were Napoleon's wife lived during the summer and a bunch of other famous european emperors. It was very cool. We went on a self tour with hand held Enlgish headphones so we got all the history:) I should have paid more attention during World History!!

Here is what the town we live in looks like...cute houses!

The Beginning...

Here I am in Budapest, Hungary for 8 weeks! I am so excited to be able to share my adventures with those at home in Ohio, Indiana, and Mississippi! I am here with a friend, Richele, and we are student teaching! We are trying to travel Europe before we are shipped back to the States. I wanted to be able to keep people updated on what life is like here and what is going on for me! The Lord has blessed us with a great school and wonderful people! I am thankful for the prayers from home and know that I will continue to see God's faithfulness around every corner. Now the adventure begins...