A Little Exercise

Well I am trying to get in some exercise while I am here in Hungary. We do walk everywhere so that has been nice but I still like to break a sweat every now and again. So since I still have not picked up the running bug, or found a soccer team to play on, I have tried a few aerobic classes. Since I don't speak much Hungarian it has been quite the experience. The good thing is that it is basically one hour of follow the leader. This wouldn't normally be a big deal but the one class that works the best with my schedule is lead by a girl I would imagine would have been a great free-spirit at Woodstock. Not that I have any idea what that would be like but that is my best description. She starts out slow and shows us each step and then with the progression of the class adds more and more flourish to her routine. By the end I am normally just jumping up and down and round and round trying to not run into the other women around me.

This past Saturday before the class started, one of the other women struck up a conversation with me. She was very excited because it was only the two of us at first and I think because I showed up the class would go on. Thankfully she spoke English. Once the class was about to begin she told the instructor I was British and then another girl said no, she is American; this was all taking place in Hungarian. I guess my accent gave me away. :) The instructor spoke little English so she just nodded to me and began the class. Well it is a sight to see the American girl lost in the front of the class, but as I was leaping over the step and trying to figure out the routine, I noticed that a couple of Hungarian girls in the back were as lost as me so I guess it wasn't the language barrier.