Utolsó rész - Last Part - Viimeinen osa

4 months I have now been back in Finnország.
I think about my life in Budapest almost every week, it was such an awesome experience, I would like to go back there so much!

For the past couple of weeks I have been working on a short film about my trip in Budapest and I actually published that video in Facebook earlier this week. I think it turned out to be quite good when thinking about the fact that I was not even supposed to make a film about it in the first place.

If you are thinking about going abroad for an internship, GO!
If you are thinking about going abroad for an exchange-student, Definitely GO!

Just ask youself that what could be the worst-case-scenario? If you don't go, everything will be the same as always - but if you go - no one knows what is behind the next corner and what or who will you encounter!

Video shall give you a short glimpse to my journey in Budapest, hope you like it!

BUDA

FCKN

PEST

65 days ago

I was standing on Oulu airport with my family and my girlfriend, ready to go and leave everything behind me to Finland.

My first week in Budapest was really hard, I did not understand anybody when they were speaking hungarian for the whole time, it was hard to find people who would have been able to speak and chat in english. It was really frustrating.

On my freetime, I was really lonely.
I tried to keep my mind positive, but it was really hard and there was no one to speak with or spend your time with. I really think that if you are thinking about coming to make an internship to Hungary, bring a friend.
Don't get me wrong – Hungarian people are very kind and generous, but when you are hanging out with them, the talking usually turns to "hungarian only" - conversation.

Also a tip for the people who are thinking about the which country they should go for an internship – think about the main language of the country because you WILL learn it during your internship and if you already know lets say for example swedish, you will get more better with it during the internship.
During my two months of internship I managed to get from 0 to A1-A2 language level. I can understand some hungarian language and the main subjects of spoken things.

Erasmus or similar exchange program is different thing because they have working network that internshippers don't have. But if you are still thinking about going to internship, don't think too much, just go – it will be great experience and you will meet lots of different kind of people and get more insight to a certain culture than any package-tourist ever will.
And what do you have to lose? Nothing.

And to give you brief info about the blog, I will be summarising the two last weeks later, because now I'm soon leaving the Budapest – actually 7 days from now and I still got plenty of things to do so don't really have the time to select photos and write things.

Enjoy the summertime people.
Look up to the blue sky. Smell the fresh scent of green grass. Spend time outside.

Segway and New office

Maybe a post in English for a change?

I'm trying to keep this short, lets see how it turns out in the end..
Okay, so!

My week started on monday as usual and I was assigned to go to this new office that is located at the Budai Var, in the castle district. First day was a bit funny, I had to introduce myself to everybody and tell the same things that I told at the main office about 5 weeks ago. So many questions and answers later somebody asked me, "Would you like to ride the segways?" and I was like "You bet I would!"

So it started, my monday in the new office and riding couple hours with segway. In the end we also got some paying customers to take on a tour with the segways, a segway tour.

 Segway tour in the Castle District for 30 minutes with private guide

So monday was a rough day with the segways and Tuesday was even more exhausting. I HAD to go to the two biggest spas of Budapest. Yeah, what an terrible day it was. :D

First I went to Allee to buy me some china-made-crocs and some cheap swimming shorts for the spa total of those two products was about 6€. Then I grabbed my stuff and headed my way to Gellért Spa. I had a cabin there and it was not that kind of cabin that I had imagined, but not so bad either. Time for some pictures with descriptions.

Cabin for one person. It's like a private changing room.

inside swimming pool

Two thermal pools, +36 degrees and +40 degrees

 Thumbs up!

Warm water, so relaxing ;3

 Cabins from outside

Outside swimming pool

Sauna, but not as good as finnish sauna, there was no water to throw on the stones!!

Gellert Spa from Outside


I personally enjoyed my time in the spa and I was there for about 5 hours. After that I went to Szechenyi Spa, didnt go swimming or pathing there, but only took some photos from inside. It was bigger than the Gellert Spa, but I personally liked more the Gellert than Szechenyi.

Szechenyi Spa is little more outside-concerned than Gellert

Thermal bath

Medical thermal baths if I remember right

Two big thermal baths

The Szechenyi Spa in general was a good experience and I could go there also, it was a bit more confusing than the Gellert at first, but after a while I managed to find all the pools (except ones that were already closed for the evening)
I am also quite sure that no matter which one you choose, Gellert or Szechenyi, it will meet your expectations.

And in the end some photos from my Nokia and some descriptions with them too.
From Wednesday to Friday I was working at the new office in the castle district.

Wednesday was freaaaaaaking hot

Aku Hirviniemi, is that you?

Had to do some laundry on Thursday

 McKinley full of clothes (the most tourist bag ever) :D

 Our office at castle district

Bought new shoes. Because it was so cheap ;e

 Good food, tortilla with chorizo

Work-look

In the evening 19:30 it was still +23 degrees warm :)

 Some nice pants from hada, but I did not buy it..

I would like to buy some more shoes......... :>

Good thing that I can watch hockey here from the internet! Bad thing is that Finland's team is not too good this year.


And for the end I would like to but these two photos from last week, or the week before. Can't really remember. Taken in Jack's Burger, Nandi took it because he was playing with my camera. x)

 Hungry Jussi aint so happy..

Best burger 4 evah!!!!



Thanks to all who are following my posts and my journey, it's so weird that I've been here for 6 weeks already, soon everything is over. My girlfriend is on her way to Budapest on Thursday, so my next week in work is little shorter because of that.
Tomorrow I have my first ever skype interview for summer job, so thumbs up for that!

Have a nice week everybodyyh!

Excited

5 weeks and 6 days from now, I will be on Helsinki-Vantaa international airport waiting for my flight to Budapest! I will be living  and working there for a two months.

Still got loads of things to do, but I already have the flight tickets, job and travel insurance ! :) I am so keen to pack my backpack and leave for some time away from home. Refreshing. Also going to miss somethings from home, but that is life.

My dream is to travel, travel big time. If I am afraid to take the first step, it's the same thing that staying home for my whole life. Don't want that to happen.. :D

Bought new camera before my trip, could start posting pictures to my flickr account maybe.

What else?

Nothing much, I have been so lazy with all the blogging recently my personal blog has also been quiet for many months now.. Havent had anything to write about. 

Gonna apply for a summerjob in tourism industry, hope I can get it!

I'll catch up with you later!