Jó napot kívánok!
In the late 1990s Mount Vernon Nazarene University established a relationship with the University of Debrecen, Hungary’s second-largest university and the center of higher education in eastern Hungary. During the spring semesters of 2001, 2003, and 2005, my wife Ruth and I accompanied MVNU students who spent the semester in Central Europe taking history seminars, studying language, providing English language instruction, and experiencing Central Europe first-hand. We took group field trips to Krakow, Poland, including Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Budapest along with other cities in Hungary. In addition, students visited Prague, Vienna, Munich, and Venice. We were adopted by the local Nazarene congregation and were enriched tremendously by worshipping together, fellowshipping in Hungarian homes, and participating in their celebrations of national holidays. To say the least, these were rewarding academic, cultural, and spiritual experiences.
On January 29, 2007, a new adventure begins as seven Mount Vernon Nazarene University students will depart for MVNU’s biennial semester abroad program. The group will be living in Debrecen, Hungary’s second largest city, with a population of just over 220,000. Debrecen is located on the Great Plain in eastern Hungary about 50 kilometers from the Romanian border.
The students are Ashley Hoback, Ron Hook, Allison Kacsandi, James Mellor, Sara Poorman, Lindsay Stutz, and Brittany Whitney. They will be taking three seminars taught in English by Hungarian professors: History and Culture of Hungary, History of East Europe, and American-Hungarian Interactions. Along with Hungarian students, they are also enrolled in the seminar I offer entitled American Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century. In addition, they will take sixty classroom hours of instruction in the Hungarian language. The students will earn sixteen semester hours of credit.
We have made arrangements to stay in housing on the university campus. The international residence hall is located in the medical clinic district and provides convenient and comfortable accommodations within walking distance of the classrooms and tram and bus lines.
We are looking forward with great anticipation to fifteen weeks that will be rich academically, culturally, and spiritually. We are planning to send periodic updates throughout the semester as we share our journey with you.
Paul Mayle
Professor of History
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
| Letter #1, February 4, 2007 |
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| Letter #2, February 11, 2007 |
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| Letter #3, February 18, 2007 |
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| Letter #4, February 25, 2007 |
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| Letter #5, March 4, 2007 |
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| Letter #6, March 11, 2007 |
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| Letter #7, March 25, 2007 |
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| Letter #8, April 1, 2007 |
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| Letter #9, April 15, 2007 |
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| Letter #10, April 22, 2007 |
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| Letter #11, April 29, 2007 |
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| Letter #12, May 6, 2007 |
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