I learned today that the Hungarian language is not closely related to the language of its neighbor countries, but more closely related to the Finnish language. I found this out when I also learned that the nice German lady who is married to a Brit that I see every morning on the playground is not, in fact, German, but Hungarian. When I asked her if Hungarian is like German, I got my morning lesson in linguistics. Hungarian and Finnish are also related to the language spoken in Estonia. So there you go. I am going to be so smart when I come back, I won't be able to talk to regular people.
Speaking of smart, got locked out of the house last night and Maddie and I went to our friend's house until Skip got home from Amsterdam. At the Foster's house, we played "Bug Bingo" where each "number" is a picture of a bug and the card has a description of the bug on it. When we got to the walking stick, Joy asked the kids "Why would a bug look like a stick?" Maddie said, "So it can blend in with it's surroundings." I looked at her and asked, "How do you know this?" She just shrugged.
Anyway, today my education continued when I went down the International Aisle at the local Real store to see if I might possible score some canned chicken broth. And had to reconcile myself to the fact that you have to boil your own chicken bones or use a powder and some boiling water. However, I stumbled upon a find in the Russian section. Germans do not use sweetened condensed milk, but apparently Russians do. Not that I have a daily need for condensed milk, but it's nice to be able to access it.
We have Trunk or Treat tonight at ISD. Maddie is quite excited. It is really expensive buying Halloween Candy here as you do not have the benefit of the seasonal specials!
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