Hungarian School Psychologist

3/12/12
One of the women in English class is a school psychologist. She works for the government in four different institutions, and covers from kindergarten through high school. She said that the field is relatively new here in Hungary and not widely accepted. On the 8th, it is Woman's Day here. The Communist brought it about after they put all the women in the work force. It is a day to give women flowers. Anyway, on the 8th, the same day as english class; one of her kindergarten boys that she works with, gave her a homemade card and flower. She said it was her best gift. She has good English and spent a summer in Virginia working in the kitchen of a summer camp. Afterwards she traveled to several places before she went back home. We asked her if she planned to go back this summer and she said that she couldn't for a long time because it was so expensive. She was very curious about what we thought of Hungary. In fact, everyone we meet asks us that. It's not a country that is used to a lot of visitors, especially outside of Budapest. We must be easy to spot because we hear people whispering, "Americai", even if we haven't spoken.