Hello, volunteers! You're wonderful PD Jonathan introduced me to you on this blog a few weeks ago, so hopefully my post won't come as complete surprise. Just to recap my background: my name is Zsofi (the Hungarian version of Sophie -- I was born in Szeged, the city in which you'll have your midpoint break), and I was a volunteer in what was back then known as the Eastern Europe Village Project (Croatia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia) in 2004 and 2005. I was later hired as the European Liaison to oversee the newly split Croatia/Romania and Hungary/Slovakia programs for 2006 and 2007. (I first met your PD at orientation in Budapest in 2006.) Although I am no longer formally involved with LE, I try to help out with the Europe programs when I can.
If you have any questions for me, ask away!I also want to introduce you to a very important city in Romania -- Oradea (Romanian name) or Nagyvarad (Hungarian name). Kinga lives and works there, and most -- if not all -- of you will at least pass through the city. I spent a week there last July and had a great time hanging out with Kinga (and the volunteer who taught there during the second session), despite the 100 degree heat. The city isn't huge, but it has some wonderful sights and a picturesque downtown area.
Here are a few photos to get you excited about traveling to Oradea/Nagyvarad!
Hungarian-Romanian border
Me (left) and volunteer Jenny (right) in front of a fountain in Oradea/Nagyvarad
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