Time really flies! I can’t imagine that after four weeks I
am going back to Finland. That feels confusing. When I have just adjusted to
this environment I have to leave. At school we have started to concentrate to
exams. The exam day will be the last school day and we dance whole day long. But
on the other hand it’s very motivational to have exam: it makes me work hard
also these last weeks.
When you go to study abroad you’ll soon notice that weekdays
are also weekdays in the other country. Studying abroad for one semester is
cool experience but most of the days feels very normal also abroad. For example
I tend to have my own daily routine very soon also in different environment.
However last week I noticed that something what I do bit differently than in
Finland. Here are some things which are normal me in Budapest but not in
Finland (so far).
I have seen lot of dance performances during this semester.
In Budapest there are probably every day going lot of different kind of performances.
Most of them are quite cheap and as a student I get also discount. I’ve mostly
seen here modern pieces and for example next week I am going to see the
Anniversary Gala of Budapest Dance Theatre. I think that going to see different
performances is very very good also for the professional identity.
Food. I don’t have here school food or enthusiasm to cook
our small kitchen every day. Fortunately in Budapest there are lot of cheap
places where to get for example healthy take aways. I usually pick up something
from chinese/asian restaurants because they have some great vegetarian food. In
addition I so love the cafe (and cake) culture of Budapest and probably I spend
too much money for these places. But still I have to admit that I really miss
finnish food and cooking and baking by myself…
I realized that I listen to more music here than in Finland.
Almost always when I spend my time in my room I have some Spotify playlist on.
I’ve found that listening to music is my new energy source.
Budapest is quite a big city and has very good public
transport. It’s handy to move from place to place by using tram/metro/bus. In
Finland I always prefer walking but in Budapest it’s simply better to use
public transport. Easy and quick. The air is not so fresh here so if I need to
take some walk I go to Margaret Island or somewhere out of the city.
Yoga lessons. Here I’ve used to go to yoga on Saturdays. I
feel that after hard school week yoga is welfare way to start the weekend.
Breathe deep, concentrate and strengthen and stretch body. Earlier I had used
to run sometimes but nowadays it dose not feel so good. In my opinion the running
is not the best workout for dancers because it develops different kind of
muscles than we use in dance.
I am sure there are some more things I do differently in
Budapest but morning oatmeal and evening stretching are things which always
remain :D Also I have to admit that I have never cared nightlife parties which has
probably bewildered someones here. Although Budapest is nightlife wonderland I
prefer living life during days and sleeping during the nights. So good night
everybody and let’s dance hard before Christmas takes me back to home.
- Jutta
