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Posted July 18, 2004

Captions by Laura

Austrians and I

Amy and I

Emma, Lloyd and I

Laura, Julian, Janet, Chloe and Sarah

On the bus

Sarah and I

Julian...and his BELLY!

Harbour at lake

Amy and I again

Enthused audience

Austrian exchange

Lorena

Singing Steph

Guitar Hands

Mexican Miguel

Silent Sarah

Lloyd performing

Posted June 3, 2004 *From Laura's Trip to Miscolc*

Posted June 3, 2004

just a few photos from my Birthday. i didnt have a party or anything.
i had some friends come over, including the two boys that are seen in the photos. they are twins and their names are Csabi and Ákos.

me putting on the lipstick

me with my host mothers lipstick.

Csabi got a kiss!

so did Ákos...

me while walking

me...in my room

me again..

me playing with my toys

tigger was shy

talk to the hand

In Hungary....there is a tradition that the srudents do before exams, before graduation and before leaving school. It is called Balagás- The pictures that can be seen here are of the class that i have been apart of.

Adri, Zsuzsi, Gloria, Dóri

Anna and Dóri

Anna

Ágó and Miki - fighting

Dancing

gathered to watched

In back - Ágó, Levi, Miki.

Laci on Döme.

Laci on the MC

Miki and Zsuzsi

Petra, Adri, Zsu, Gloria

Petra

Ágó, Levi, Miki

Here are some more pictures that were taken that same day that we got our photo taken for the Newspaper.

A few months ago, Dóri celebrated her 19th birthday. (i know that i am late with the photos...i lead a hectic life as a exchange student you know :P)

Dóri and her gift

Dóri and her heart...awww

Dóri, David...CAKE!

Dóri, György, Kati

Dóri, Kati, György, Mama, David

the cake...yum

The whole crew!!!

a toast....JPG

Dóri

me doing the thinker

Dóri and me

Just for Rotary...again

Just for Rotary

me...hehe

me demonstrating an effective procedure

Laura in Debrecen

After leaving my weekend trip in Miskolc...the family and I went to Debrecen...another city located on the other side of Hungary...but relatively close to Miskolc with just one hours drive. There we did some sight seeing and hung out mostly in the cities main square which can be seen in the photos that we took from the top of the "Nagytemplom" (big church) church - also seen in the photos. We spent just a few hours there...but i enjoyed every minute of it. I believe that without a doubt, Debrecen is the most beautiful city of all and has become to be my favorite.

Debrecen's Coat of Arms

fountain situated in the center of the city

Nagytemplom Tower

Nagytemplom

from above 1

from above 2

from above 3

from above 4

inside Nagytemplom 1

inside Nagytemplom 2

view of college where famous Hungarian writers and poets studied

Tamás and I sitting at the entrance to the back of Nagytemplom

Posted May 27, 2004

Laura is in the Newspaper!

"this clip is of a local newspaper.. if you look to the bottom of the page...you will see my Host brother and myself. under our photo...it reads...Laura Megan Smith (17) a Bahamian exchange student...Gaál Tamás (17) a local resident... the headline itself says..."people from the Bahamas came here just for the flowers" this picture was taken at a park 30 minutes from my city. there you can see many types of Hungarian plants and flowers. we spent the day there...the fam and I. it was great and we all had an awesome time. while we were there, we were stopped by a photographer and article writer from the paper and were asked questions like...what do you think of the park...does it differ from anything else you have seen before...and so on. so, a few days later...we picked up a newspaper, flipped a few pages and VOILA...BAM...there we were."

Posted May 17, 2004

"these pics were taken at a ball that a friend Dénes (Dennis) and i went to together...there we met up with his friends, who i met for the first time.
it was a great night, and we had a blast... "

Dénes and I

getting jiggy wit it

Hajni and Dénes

Hajni and I

picture perfect....

the girls

Posted April 26, 2004

Commentary by Laura:

"so...the fam and i were home, just chilling, when i decided to act a fool...
Tamás dared me to make myself look disgusting, and then send the photos into to Rotary..
so i hope that you all get a good laugh off of it...

i am not ashamed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Posted April 21, 2004

Captions by Laura

"My friend Bence and I decided to take of for the day to Budapest and act like complete tourists...we had an awesome time, and as you can see, took a lot of photos... most of them were taken at random places in BP, on the street, in front of old buildings and even on the train (and so on) there are only a few that are of what people really come to Hungary to see...such as the Parliament and "Hero Square"...

Bence and I on the train heading to BP

me having a good time

Bence and I trying to make a photo of the both of us (it was difficult, let you tell you!)

Bence chilling

sitting on the steps to my favorite museum in BP, located right in front of Hero Square

me on the train heading to BP

me standing in the snow at the highest point in BP

me demonstrating what we had to sit on in order to get to the top of the highest point

this is me standing on the steps of my fav. museum, with Hero Square in the back...

me on the train...again (we had a lot of free time)

me playing hide-and-seek (hehe...never loose touch with your childish side man!)

me standing in front of the first statue in Hero Square

.me laughing...(what else is new, right?)

me standing inside Parliament!!!

.there i am again, still playing...

me eating the best Hungarian snack EVER, on the train...

and last, but not least...

the grand finale...

Parliament!!!!!!!

Posted April 14, 2004

Captions by Laura

a sad Amy

Amy and Vandy

an energetic Janine

duck on ice

Janine and Austrian angel

Jenny, Sarah and Miki.

John

me and a BAGEL!!! (we don't have these in Hungary!)

part of our lil family posing in front of an old castle in Vienna

Pompa, Vandy and Amy

proof of Starbucks

the Crew

the Mexicans

Vandy and I

Vandy and I in front of fountain

A happy Laura

me and mal...chilling in her tv room

me laughing

this photo is of a very dear friend of mine, Zsuzsi and I at our school ball...the night was great and we all had a great time!!!

these photos...were taken by myself during one of the trips that Rotary organized for us...it was great fun...and i thought of it as a chance to enhance my portfolio...
the girls that are in them have both left Hungary...
Janine is from South Africa...and Vandy is from India...
they were both wonderful friends of mine...and i miss them a lot...

Posted April 10, 2004

I recently went on a Rotary sponsored trip to Szeged last weekend...
these are just some photos from the event

The group posing with some traditional Hungarian

dancers at a museum we went to for the day!!!

the lot of us in a golf cart driving

all around the park

my good friend from New York...her name is Stephanie...as you can see in the back...i am standing there with another friend, Lindsey...she is from Canada

a Mexican girlfriend Jenny and I

my Mexican girlfriend and i again

my Mexican boyfriend, a Hungarian girlfriend, my BAHAMIAN flag and I

just of some kids we picked up along the way because we felt sorry for them

Posted March 11, 2004

Laura does a proud presentation about the Bahamas - in Magyar! (Hungary)

Posted February 11, 2004

Laura's Captions Again!

Here is a photo that was taken at Malissa's going party.. it is of me and Patrik, a school friend

Here is another photo from Malissa's party - Dori and Anna blowing kisses.

David, Bela, Anna and I...it was also taken at Melissa's going
away party

This is of a menu that says "Insalata Bahama" at a restaurant in
Budapest

taken on the train on our way to Budapest...it was my first time to go for the day...it includes...Barbi, Petra, Zsuzsi and I

all of us at Budapest the first time that we went while walking down the street...

all in Budapest in front of the Duna (Danube) and scenery

Malissa on a statue in Budapest

petra on the train on the way to Budapest...she is a school friend and classmate of mine

Bence giving a thumbs up at New Years

me standing in the snow

Malissa in the snow

a friend and I flashing peace signs...his name is Norbi

Patrik and I..

this was taken of me during a New Years Eve party
i was pretty happy...it was a lot of fun

Posted November 29, 2003

Captions by Laura!

this is what i look like in
the morning...scary...I KNOW!!!

this is one of me and my classmates Anna who also lives
in Vep...

this is me and one of my best friends, Miki

this is picture of another good friend of mine, Bela

this is Vicky and I at school...she is another classmate
of mine...

LOOK---IT'S REAL SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is of Malissa and her host sister Bianca...

doesn't she look familiar??? this is Dori with a friend
of ours, Dome

this is my new friend Malissa...she is here in Hungary
through the ASF program

this picture was taken on our class trip a few weeks
ago while hiking up a side of a mountain

Pictures from Hungary

Posted October 22, 2003

"a little Bahamian flava in Hungary"

"LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE!!!"

"yours truly...
this was taken in a restaurant that Dori and I went to after school with her
father..."

"fairies...
this was taken at a outdoor museum in Budapest during the inbound
orientation"

"me and entertainment...
this was taken in Budapest during the inbound orientation..."

"me and heaven on a roll...
this is the best desert I have ever had...I call it, heaven on a roll!!!"

"kati and i...
this was taken of Kati, my host mom and I at a festival in the village where
we live..."

"this is my host brother who thinks for some odd reasons, this look is
attractive!!!"

"this is evidence to prove that I actually do work around the house...and
that Bahamians aren't always lazy!!!"

"morning view...
this is the type of scenery I get to see every morning before I go to
school. This was taken right outside my front door..."

Before they left home

Gio, Outbound to Germany with Laura

Gio and Laura with

Eunice Morris, President of Freeport Club