It seems to me that whenever I have a bit of time to write, I always start with an apology about my lack of time to write. Expat life starts off slow and easy, life gains some speed in any country once you start establishing friends, work, support systems, and eventually you are there again,…
Our student Dora did a two-week English homestay with our family over the winter break, and she shared with us a version of Salisbury steak, with a French-twist that was just out of this world. It is rare these days that I write up a new recipe, as of course I could find this…
It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot 2017 was a year full of change and growth. I found a routine over the last 15 months that includes class preparations, hours of marking, private lessons (which I find very satisfying) and of course LivEnglish homestay. I made new friends,…
Things have been very interesting in Budapest Hungary for our expat family when it comes to starting our homestay business. When we arrived in September last year, we explored the market immediately as to what kind of English teaching programs were available for teenage students. Quickly we realized that the idea of Homestay had not…
Sorry but they disconnected the video on YouTube! This time we left southern France to more familiar grounds in Budapest Hungary. Some people may think we are crazy to move yet again, but we find Budapest full of possibilities. The reason we moved is easy, we wanted to bring our English homestay program from southern…
It is true, I am slowing down. My mind doesn’t race from one thing to the next and I can spend long periods of time researching a topic or even reading an entire book without distractions. That’s new for me and this skill came with age. It was endless determination and energy that got me…
Mid forties. What are we to make of it? Low energy, thin hair and getting out of bed with aches and pains has become my reality. Moving to Hungary from France came at an interesting time in my life. When we left for France from Canada we felt young and vibrant! I was 37 and…
It is a year today that we left southern France for Budapest Hungary and I cannot tell you how fast it has gone! As Canadians, I guess we are always pretty optimistic, always focussed on the positive. It makes things easier being laid back and letting the change come to us and not trying to…
We decided to go to the Bakats feszt with our neighbour and her family. Like every weekend in Budapest, there is a festival going on somewhere. Our neighbor happens to be the manager of the MÁV in charge of booking events. BUDAPEST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MÁV The Budapest Symphony Orchestra M.V (M.V Szimfonikus Zenekar) was founded…
Dear Viktor ORBÁN, please pass a law to put an end to the billboards that tastelessly obstruct the views of our beautiful city of Budapest. Today I showed my French students around the capital of Hungary, Budapest. I was so proud of the city. The blue Danube curves and cuts our city in two; stunningly…