July recap

My 2nd month here in Bp and things are improving slightly. I've committed to Corvinus University for the Fall, had my first US visitor and continued to explore the city and it's sights. Among the most frustrating things here is the fact I can't seem to find a job. The novelty of being on a permanent vacation has wore off now. The best part of my day is when Gabi comes back from work and I get to spend time with her. I live for those moments. Anyways, it hasn't been all that bad. I'll post some more pics up on either Flickr or Picassa.

So there's a couple of things going on right now. One, I'm still trying to get my residence permit here and my initial 90 days will be up this month on the 31st. The student visa is the easiest way to go but I ran into a big setback when the schools Director of Administration decided to go on vacation for the summer w/o sending me the official letter of acceptance. Without it, I can't apply for the student visa. She finally came back earlier this week and emailed it to me. So now I'm getting the ball rolling on that. In the meantime, I have to leave the country and go to another country NOT a part of the Schengen Treaty (if you don't know, wikipedia it!! :D) So...Gabi and I are going to visit Romania this weekend and stay in the Transilvania region (oooh.....scary!!) Don't worry folks, I've got my cross and stakes...i'll pick up the holy water at church this sunday. ;) We'll be leaving Bp, most likely early Sat morning and then staying at Szarvas for a day or two, then driving to Romania.
**a little note: the currency in Romania is called the RON!!!!! and...I have an official translation of my CA drivers license now, so I can drive here in this country. Yay!!!!

I'm still doing my running streak and ever since Victoria brought over my running shoes, I've been running longer distances again. Oh btw, the football thing is over...who am I kidding, i'm not a football player :D. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. So, the longest i've ran is a whopping 4.3 miles just the other day. I'm getting back to form. And most importantly, Gabi is joining in on the fun of running! :D She decided to train for the Nike Half-Marathon Relay on September 7, 2008. The relay point of the half is at 13.8km and the second half is only 7.3km. I gave her the choice of which half to run :).