Sleeping in the space

Dear Areg,

I just saw that Matyi was preparing a nice and difficult cross- puzzle for you! It seems quiet difficult even for me! But I am sure Mom&Dad can help you to solve it!
I just found an interesting article about how astronauts sleep in the space, have you ever thought about that?

How do astronauts sleep in space?

Usually after a long day of work, an astronaut will settle in for a much needed eight hours of sleep. Sleeping in a space shuttle or on the space station is a lot different than sleeping down on Earth.

How do you sleep? You probably have a bedroom with a bed. Astronauts often have only very tiny rooms to sleep in, and there isn’t enough room for a bed. They often sleep in small compartments or in sleeping bags!

The biggest difference between sleeping on Earth and sleeping in space is gravity. In space, there is no gravity to pull people down. Without gravity, there actually isn’t really any up or down at all! Sometimes astronauts sleep standing up! Also, so that they don’t float away and bump into things while they sleep, astronauts will often strap their sleeping bags to the walls!


Standing and Sleeping

Astronauts can stand up and sleep at the same time, but that would be tricky for us. What would happen if we fell asleep standing up? Don’t try to do it though. You might bump into something and hurt yourself.

Imagine that your bedroom was in outer space. How would arrange the furniture? Would you put your bed on a wall or on the ceiling? What changes would you have to make so that you wouldn’t float out of bed at night while you slept?

Hugs, Fanni

Dear Areg,

I am sorry that we did not write to you so long, but we were very busy. We have been buying a new apartment in Budapest. it will be ready this summer. It will be very nice and cozy. I hope one day you will also have the chance to see it.

Because of the construction of the new flat, we have to travel a lot to Budapest, this is why we did not have a chance to write into the blog, or to talk to you on Skype. But this weekend we are going to be at home, so hopefully we can talk a little bit.

In the mean time we have passed a very important day, which is very important for a small astronomer like you! Have you realized that it was the March equinox, which is practically the beginning of the astronomic Easter. On this day the day and the night have exactly the same length. I am sure that a small astronomer like you already knows that the days and nights are not the same long all around the year. In winter time the nights are longer and in summer the days are longer. On the March equinox the day and the night are equal. Do you know what is the reason, why the length of the days is changing? If not, I'll explain it to you next time.

For the time being here you can find a nice crossword puzzle. All the questions are related to astronomy. I would like to see the solution, once you manage. It must be easy for you.

Keep Well!
Hugs,
Matyi

Dear Fanni and Matyi, I wanted to tell you and show some pictures from my visit to the Ontario Science Centre for the Bird watching. There was a big window and we had to stand behind it and look for birds which were coming to eat special food. I asked lots of questions to the scientists who work in the Ontario Science Centre. They were very nice and answerd to all my questions.

I saw 3 different birds who were coming to eat the food from the special bird feeders. It was so much fun!

Can you find the differences between this and the previous birds? :)We saw a big woodpecker too who was pecking the tree for some warms to eat:) My mummy took the photo of this squirrel for you, Fanni:) We also did some OTHER ACTIVITIES! Hugs, Areg

Valentine's day

Happy Valentine's day to all of YOU!

Hugs, Fanni & Matyi

Skiing

Dear Areg,

We also had a lot of snow last week, so we went skiing with Matyi to Mavrovo! Matyi is very good in skiing, but I am just a beginner, so he is teaching me how to ski! Skiing is not so easy and sometimes I get scared when the skope is too steep. But I am better and better every day and I really enjoy it! How is your ice-skating going?

Here is a photo about us, I hope you like my hat, its easy to find me in the show.. :-)

Hi Fanni and Matyi,
I took photos of our neighbourhood, as you asked me. This is the side entrance of our building.

This is the backside of our building.

These are the footprints of squirrels next to our building. They always play and have fun there even if it's too cold. They ran all around chasing each other, then dig holes to find what they put there in autumn. They are very cute.

This is the library sign. I like this library, because it's a fun place and it has lots of great books and DVD-s which I like and can take them home.

And this the library itself.

Here is how I made the snowangel:)

And here is my snowangel for you Fanni and Matyi!!!

Hugs, Areg