Well I am now teaching the whole class. Last week was my first week taking over and it went really well. It had its ups and downs, but all in all I loved it. In social studies I'm teaching a unit on maps, so I had the students make a model of the classroom using clay and them draw a map after looking down on their model.

In writing the student have begun creating their own stories for a young authors fair that will be held the Friday after I leave. Then on Friday we had a beach party in the elementary school. All of the students got to dress up, play beach themed games and eat their lunches on the floor. That is about most of what is going on right now. This week I will continue teaching the whole class and then next week will enjoy spring break. I'm hoping to see some more of down town Budapest and finish up my efolio :) I just can't believe how fast the time is flying.

album Budapest (104 photos), by Brittney Gmeiner

So I finally figured out a way to put my pictures on my blog. Hope you all enjoy them. Most are from the day I spent in downtown Budapest. However there are also a few from my bedroom window and the poetry books my first graders created.
Once you have checked out my photos you can order prints and upload your own photos to share. (this is from Snapfish :)
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Beautiful Budapest My first trip down town

Saturday I joined a friend Andrea (the school's librarian) on a trip to down town Budapest. These were some of the sights I enjoyed seeing. We hiked to a high lookout and saw a beautiful view of the whole city and surrounding towns. Behind us in the piture is Budapest and the Danube river.



















This is our group in front of the look out. It was built in honor of one of the countries queens.

This is the group that we joined. It took us about an hour and a half of walking to find our way to the tower. It only took us twenty minutes to make it back :)

Look at that, they even have Burger King in Budapest.