Kino Café and Thanksgiving Dinner

On Tuesday (Kedd) I got an email from one of my students that the film department was having a party at the Kino Café, which is attached to the Urania Theatre.  It started at 11 p.m. – wow, past my bedtime.  But I took a nap, set my cell phone alarm, and went to the party.  I saw several of my students there – here’s a photo of Lili and Adam and I at the party.  Thanks for the beer, Adam.  I left after 1 a.m.  Marton told me the next day he left at 3 a.m. and things were still going strong.  Well, too late for the old woman, but I am always warmed by the friendship shown to me by my students, present and former ones, who include me in their festivities. 

Speaking of former students, I was delighted to get an email from another former student, János Berta, whom I met for coffee at the Café Paulus.  I am overwhelmed, that in a country so far from home, I have so many people with whom I can share a drink and conversation. 

And on Thanksgiving Day, despite the horrible events at the University, I was happy to be able to have dinner with my friend and colleague to whom I am indebted for being able to spend the semester in Pecs – Laszlo Tarnay.  What a great dinner for Thanksgiving and such a pleasure to have good company, not be alone on Thanksgiving.   In addition to being a brillant and generous man, Laszlo is a good cook – others will tell you the same.  We had a wonderful Indonesian curry dish and a dessert recipe from his mother (and grandmother’s) cookbook – a chocolate pancake dish.  Wow, this Hungarian speciality is amazing.  Note to friends:  despite all my daily walking – don’t expect me to come home having lost weight (as I did in Morocco).  I am eating too much good food here.