A few words on traveling...

(posted by Zsofi Budai)

I know I'm several weeks late with posting this (sorry!), but I just rediscovered the website for planning trips to, from, or within Slovakia. Here it is:

www.cp.sk

It has both train and bus schedules. All you need to do is type in your city of departure, your destination, and the date and time you want to travel. The tricky thing is that it is all in Slovak (unless I missed the English version somewhere) but it would do you good to learn a few words of the language anyway... Or just ask your host family for help!

And don't forget the website for train travel to, from, or within Hungary:

www.elvira.hu

Now, I know that most of you are eager to see the region (and each other) in your free time, but remember that you need to spend at least one weekend with your host family!!! I was about to turn Janelle, your wonderful program director and Felsőpatony's super amazing English teacher, into an anti-role model for this, since I wanted to see her so badly I almost asked her if she could skip her plans with her host family this weekend. Not a good idea! I resisted the temptation to ask (and I'm sure Janelle would have wisely turned me down anyway). You only have one more weekend left in your village, but before you make plans to go anywhere, double-check with your host family to see if they have anything planned for you. And if you already left your village (without your host family) this weekend (the one that's just come to a close on Sunday evening) well, then, that means you shouldn't be making plans to leave again, unless your host family has already assured you three times that they have absolutely nothing in store for you this coming weekend and would actually prefer that you left and gave them some time alone.

Of course, since all of you are super amazing volunteers yourselves (completely dedicated to your villages, students, and host families!), I know that I really don't even need to post this reminder.