December 2, 2013
Greetings
friends and family,
Here
is this week’s “guess-that-movie/guess-that-actor” challenge!
'Magnum? Latigra? Blue Steel? It's all one look!! IT'S ALL ONE
LOOK!! I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS!!!!!'
Hopefully
you guys have all guessed it by now. If not........Szégyeljétek magatok! (Be ashamed of yourselves!)
Ok,
I'm going to start with the questions first this week and then see where we are
at by that time because I'm quite short on it this week (as I always am). But,
hey, at least it's an email from the Magyar lands! :D
Thanksgiving in Eger with the senior couple and elders. |
1. What kind of movies/TV shows do Hungarian’s like to watch? Are there any big Hungarian stars? Honestly, I have no idea what kind of
movies/TV shows that are big here. Ha ha, we don't watch TV, so I wouldn't
really know. From what I've heard though from investigators and members there
are maybe one or two shows that are pretty famous here, but they say that they
are terrible and they don't understand why people watch them. They mostly watch
American films and TV shows translated for them, but there are a lot of people
that don't like watching translated films and stuff because it's just weird to
see people still talking or not talking at all and the translation is already
over or they are still going. I don't know of any famous Hungarian actors
either, so, you're outta luck there too, ha ha.
2. What is a typical Hungarian breakfast? (Do they eat cereal?) Hungarian breakfast that's
typical.......hmmmm.......they have their style of Hungarian pancakes, which
are basically like our 'South African Pancakes' back home. Basically they are
like crêpes. They also eat cereal and stuff like that as well, but it's a tad
more expensive here and there's not that much variety like in the states.
palacsintas |
3. What, in your opinion, is one of the most popular Hungarian
desserts? Popular Hungarian dessert, gosh, I don't
know. Ha ha, I couldn't tell you to be honest. Sorry, but I can't think of some
of the desserts that I've eaten a lot. :P
Blake's mom looked up a few desserts that are quite popular in Hungary. It's a shame Elder Magda hasn't been fortunate enough to enjoy them yet. The Magda family's all time favorite dessert is beigli. (BAY-GLEE)
It is a Hungarian Christmas cake with poppy seed or pecan filling. It looks as though there are other fillings as well, but those are the ones we like. Blake's Hungarian great-grandmother was well known for her beigli. When she emigrated to South Africa, she spent hours preparing it and selling it to the Hungarian community there. When anyone went there for a visit, "Kinny's" beigli would make it back in there suitcases.
Poppy seed and pecan nut Beigli |
Beigli from the bakery |
Another dessert is
Mákos guba
(“MACK-OSH GOOBA”)
It is a popular Hungarian dessert made from pieces of bread
soaked in milk or custard (often infused with vanilla) and topped off with
heaping mounds of mák(poppy
seeds) and sugar. Traditionally a Christmas dessert, but there’s no reason not
to eat it year-round.
Next, we have gesztenyepüré, a chestnut puree that is very popular in Hungary.
szilvás gombóc (plum dumplings) |
4. Are there many farms in that country? Which cities are more “farming” communities? There are a bunch of small villages outside of the main cities and even farther out in the middle of nowhere and there are definite farmers within them.
Kolbász (sausage) |
5. What was the funniest thing that happened to you this week? Funniest thing that happened to me this
week. Hmmm......one of the member families that we visited this week said that
I looked like a bum with the beanie that I was wearing. Ha ha, I don't know how
that came about, but the daughter saw me putting on my beanie and, for the
record I wasn't finished putting it on when she said this so it was in a weird
style, she was like 'Hey dad, doesn't he look like a bum with this beanie on?'
Kewl, right? Thanks guys! Ha ha
I
honestly have no time at all to email this week. I was the last one in line to
email on the one computer that 5 missionaries share and in the middle of my
emailing I had to translate for a meeting for the senior couple here for an
hour and now I'm basically out of time. P-days in Eger... What do you do?
Went and saw a basketball game with some of the kids that we meet with here. It was way fun to watch. We'll see if they get into the pros. :) |
Kewl sword in front of a restaraunt called Excalibur. Tried pulling it out. I won't tell you the results because it would blow your mind......or because it didn't work. But, I didn't tell you that. |
Our investigator Gábor. He has an impressive teddy bear collection. |
Also,
if you read Mosiah 18, check out verses 18-20. I had a little epiphany when I
read those concerning ethos-pathos-logos. I would have liked to have talked
about it more in detail, but I hope that you can read these verses and kind of
see where I'm getting at. Compare 'authority' to ethos, 'teaching' with logos
and 'preaching' with pathos. It was a pretty kewl study to have and I talked
about it with my companion and we had a fun discussion. Hopefully you have fun
reading them and seeing the connections that I found. Well, I hope you find the
connections, ha ha.
Anyways,
I love you all, next week is transfers (long story why it's so soon) but next
week I will be emailing you all on Tuesday. We'll see what happens to me! Maybe
back to Pécs? (That would be my dream, ha ha)
The Elders of Eger |
Sincerely,
That
guy who's serving in the small city of Eger that is now decorated with
ornaments and stuff and is filled with people and has walked the city back and
forth probably a billion times by now. Yeah, that guy................
Magda
Elder
Oh Blakey is just so cute! Love that Missionary!
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