Exciting Weekend!!

On Saturday, October first, I went with Rotary to Hortobágy. This is the large plane, that is not far from Hajdúszoboszló. Only a few members went on the trip, and the other four exchange students went as well! This time I got to see the other side of the plane, which is actually a swampy area. We went to lots of animal parks where they are preserving the animals and their habitats. It is not like a zoo because they do not interact with the animals. The animals actually migrate to Africa during the winters! I got to see a Hungarian Eagle, lots of special birds, some Hungarian wolfs, Hungarian cats, and learn about lions and other animals that are no long alive.

 
That was fun but nothing compared to my Sunday! So earlier this week my Friend Anita the runner was telling me about a run that was going to happen in BudaPest. It was a marathon. You could run a 1/2 or a full, by yourself or with a team. And then right before the weekend, I she called and told me that one of the members of her team dropped out, and so she invited me! So our team, The Pink Panthers, was made of up four women in collage and me!!

  
We left Debrecen at 6 in the morning and the race began at 10. It started in Pest and the first girl ran 12.5k. Then I ran across the Arpad Bridge on to Buda. Then I ran along the Danube River for a total of 10k. Then Anita ran 6.1 k, the next girl ran 4.6 and the last girl ran 9k. We came in .001 seconds behind the team in 4th place, making us fifth! We did really well and I had a lot of fun :) I did not get to see much of the city, just when we were walking to and from the starting points, but even after seeing that much I REALLY want to go back because it was beautiful! I also made friends with lots of people this trip and have already grown to LOVE HUNGARY!

Check out the website of this race at http://www.futas.net/futoverseny/marathon/budapest-maraton.php