I took a year off before completing my degree in public administration. After all, that’s a very serious degree and I had been working hard on it, I wanted to gad about and explore my dreams for a while first. I headed to Belgium, and hitchiked through Europe for quite a while. I saw a lot of interesting sites. I didn’t just hitch, I also used the Euro Rail, and that pass is as good as everyone says. Between hitchiking, Euro Rail, and youth hostels, it was all quite affordable and I had enough adventures to recount for a lifetime.

I ended up in Eastern Europe for a while, and traveled down the Danube. I adored Budapest, which I have learned to pronounce BUDA-PESHT, and I was able to visit some family heritage sites, as I am Hungarian on my father’s side. I also visited Prague before leaving the East for more Western European sightseeing.