Mail from Budapest
 During fall semester 2001, as part of my sabbatical from Villa Julie College, I had the opportunity to live and teach in Budapest, Hungary, with the Western Maryland College--Budapest program. This program enables international students to attend up to two years of American college in Budapest and then continue their education in the United States and graduate from Western Maryland College in Westminster, Maryland. Western Maryland also sends a group of students and faculty to live and study in Budapest each fall. My husband, Robert Sapora, Professor of English at Western Maryland, and I accompanied eleven students to Budapest.
While away, I exchanged regular e-mails with friends and family at home. Especially during the World Trade Center and Pentagon tragedies, this connection was a lifeline for us. In addition, my messages home give an account of our experiences in Budapest and traveling in Europe. They also express how we felt being far away from home and in a different culture during this critical time.
The messages below have been edited only slightly from the originals which I sent throughout the semester.
- We Are Here With News--September 6, 2001
- First Trip Away From Home--September 10, 2001
- We Need News--September 11, 2001
- Tragic News--September 12, 2001
- Life Goes On--September 13, 2001
- Life in Budapest--September 16, 2001
- Public Transportation--September 19, 2001
- Fitting In--September 23, 2001
- Understanding--September 27, 2001
- Theater and Dance--October 1, 2001
- Waking Up Again--October 8, 2001
- Sights, Sounds, and Smells--October 8, 2001
- Settling In--October 14, 2001
- Catching Up--October 17, 2001
- Rip Van Winkle--October 25, 2001
- Passing Time--October 30, 2001
- Art History 101--November 9, 2001
- Around Town--November 14, 2001
- Hi From Rome--November 23, 2001
- Rome in a Week--November 27, 2001
- Crunch Time--December 8, 2001
- Merry Christmas--December 18, 2001
- Saying a Last Good Bye--January 4, 2001
Last update: Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 11:33:52 AM
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