As soon as M. and B. arrived at our place, M. and E. hit it off. E. wanted to show her room and her kitchen and what she cooked. I was astonished to see it as she is never so open and welcoming to anyone, not to mention a stranger. There was no language barrier as such. It was absolutely natural for her to use English with M.
E. got some sweet presents (soft toys and books) from M. and B, which were all Australia related.
Presents for E. - Books
Toys E. received from M. and B.
Her favourite is the platypus (E. named her Platy). And we agreed they can talk in English only. She accepted it without any problem.
Szentendre in pictures
We had a wonderful time together. E. proved her great level of English again. We've been enriched with some books on Australia, some stuffed animals from the country and the time spent with this lovely couple.
Thank you, M. and B.! We hope to see you again!
Presents for E. - Books
At first, she was a bit afraid of Jacko and the beanstalk (I guess because of the scary crocodile), but by now she's okay with it.
She really loves to identify the Australian animals in the little booklet in the top right corner. As this book also includes the national anthem, we spent one evening after dinner to listen to it on youtube
(together with several other national anthems, like the British, the US, Irish, Spanish, Colombian and the German)
Toys E. received from M. and B.
Her favourite is the platypus (E. named her Platy). And we agreed they can talk in English only. She accepted it without any problem.
So our friends, M. and B., came to our place. I showed them around our area and invited them for a traditional Hungarian lunch (goulash soup, fried chicken breast in bread crumbs, mash potato plus green salad).
E. took a nap and as soon as she woke up we left for Szentendre, a town near to Budapest on the bank of the Danube.
E. took a nap and as soon as she woke up we left for Szentendre, a town near to Budapest on the bank of the Danube.
Szentendre in pictures
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| Just arrived |
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| Main Square |
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| On the bank of the River Danube |
Thank you, M. and B.! We hope to see you again!
Aww! It sounds like such a lovely time! That's also wonderful about your daughter's English :) We speak so many languages at home right now, and sometimes I'm amazed on how much my son picks up. Those brains really are like sponges!
ReplyDeleteI've always envied those who have 3 or even more languages in everyday use in their home. We're trying to introduce Spanish to my daughter, but my command of the language is very poor. Daddy speaks it really well but he is away quite a lot. Although I know a very basic level of Spanish, my daughter already knows the numbers up to 10 - and 0, of course ;) the months and some other phrases from Dora, the Explorer. They are REALLY like sponges!!!
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