On Saturday afternoon we opened our flat, and Scott his adjoining flat, to seventeen 9th grade boys that we teach. Quite possibly this was the first time for some of these boys to be invited into the home of their teachers. The class teacher, Eszter Bozso, also attended. We had asked the boys to brings some snacks and drinks. Many brought homemade Hungarian sweets as well as gifts of candy and wine. We had plenty of food left over. Jack and Cindy (with Scott's help) made cut-out cookies with frosting and sprinkles, and Eszter brought a traditional Christmas treat called "bejgli" (a walnut roll and a poppy-seed roll). The boys began arriving at 1:45, coming by tram, train, or metro. They simply hung out in the two flats, going back and forth for food. Our laptops proved to be the main attractions, although there were some arm-wrestling matches and coin toss games going on in Scott's flat. The boys were very well behaved. We began shooing them out as 5:15 rolled around and each thanked us as he left. We had a very good time getting to know the boys in a different context than school. They all seemed to appreciate the opportunity as well. Now we pray for the seed to be watered, that opportunities will arise in Jack's school interactions for him to talk about God's love in our lives.
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I know this shouldn't really surprise me, but freshman boys in Hungary look about as squirrel-y as freshman boys here. :) It looks like a good time!
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