Greetings everyone from Budapest! Where to begin!?! I never dreamed that I would be standing on a hill halfway around the world overlooking a foreign land which I had never heard about outside of the past world empires we studied in middle school, while at the same time making progress toward a degree in engineering …
Category Archive: Budapest
Mar
09
May
09
Budapest Study Abroad Program – BUTE
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE) was founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II making it the oldest Institute of Technology of University rank and structure in the world. The campus is lovely and extremely interesting. Some of my classes are in older buildings which still use chalk boards and wooden tables, while …
Apr
06
Budapest Study Abroad Program – Weekend Trips
The best part of studying in Budapest is that there is plenty of time to travel to all the great surrounding countries on the weekends! So far I have traveled to Austria, Italy and Croatia! Vienna, Austria 18-21 February, 2011 I took a bus to Vienna, Austria with seven friends who are also studying at …
Feb
15
Budapest Study Abroad Program – the First Week
The first week in Budapest really flew by. I traveled with four other UNH students all studying electrical engineering as well. We got lost a few times before getting the hang of using the trains, trams, and busses to get around the city. This was important to figure out with all the errands we had …