Happy Hungary-versary!

One year ago, we woke up to our first morning in Budapest. It was rainy and cold, and we had to find our way to the location of house number one to begin filming House Hunters. We didn't know how addresses worked here (zip code and city are listed first), so the address we plugged into the GPS was actually a city, not a street. There was traffic, we were late, we were lost. Ugh. Eventually, we found where we were supposed to be. We had a long day of filming and thus began our life in Budapest.

Now a year has passed! So hard to believe. How different our life is today from that first day!  We still can't really speak the language (and sometimes make really unfortunate mistakes....as will come in another post) and there are moments that are super frustrating.  But, now they are just that - moments. Not days and weeks as it was in the beginning.

We are thankful for the ways God has opened our eyes to the world that is out here. We are thankful for the ways he has challenged us to reevaluate our American worldview. We are thankful for the ways He has protected us here and provided for us in every situation.  We are thankful for new friends. We are thankful that, though life in Hungary is different, it is now normal.  It is home.