Exotic yet ordinary

About the title? Don't ask. The important thing is NOT that I would ever mistakenly refer to Hungary as anything other than Hungary, because that would be silly, but that I have the chance to go there, to Hungary, for two weeks next summer. Justin has been very very very very very very very (remaining verys omitted to save time) strongly advised to accept a summer internship teaching English as a second language in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary and one of the top European destinations for tourists (and TESL students, apparently), and he is very very very very keen on going. He is also very keen on my going along, and though I am always whining about how much I don't get to travel, especially to destinations in Europe, I am having a hard time convincing myself that Budapest is the place to spend two weeks. Isn't that crazy? Who wouldn't want to go to Budapest? Maybe it's the people who aren't confident enough to explore a foreign city alone while their spouse teaches English all day. Or the people who can't read maps without turning them so that they point in the direction they are actually traveling. Or the ones that have somehow convinced themselves that they will only get one shot at Europe and they really had their heart set on Rome or Paris. Budapest seems lovely and the bath houses sound like great fun, but I haven't been able to get excited about experiencing the city alone, even if it's just part of the time. Still, the trip is several months away and I can't in good faith dismiss Budapest without at least exploring the food angle.