Tag: travel
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Journal (As I Remember): Day 3
10 June 2022 The first toll of the 9 am church bell wakes me up, and I rise from a tangle of covers thrown off in the night. It’s been warm, and I have not yet come to terms with air conditioning. Our cousin Jaci comes over while I am still washing up in the…
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Journal (As I Remember): Day 2
June 9th 2022 I wake up around 6:30 from dreams of being here and walking around the neighborhood with family. I write my dreams, and then scroll. I learn that a family friend from lopez had family who came from outside Budapest once upon a time. I do my watercolor journal for yesterday, open the…
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Journal (As I Remember)
June 8th, 2022 When I get to Budapest it is raining. It pours down the windows of the plane and taps on the roof. It feels like the place saying ‘welcome home.’ There are complications getting the passenger tube hooked up and getting our bags out, but customs is easy and at last I make…
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Beginning in Budapest
The sun is bright this morning, bursting out of a rich blue sky. The cars roll by in the streets, and the church bell tolls at half-hourly intervals. I can hear the buses screeching to a halt on their rails and the constant exhalation of air conditioning in our apartment. I’m sitting next to tall…