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,…
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…
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…
Twenty minutes from Solymar and it feels like we are on a beach holiday. Along the Danube River in Budapest there are little beaches and restaurants from Spring – Autumn for tourists and locals alike. You can find families eating ice cream, groups of students canoeing up and down the river, and cyclists making their…
Some teachers taught the curriculum today. Other teachers taught students today. And there’s a big difference. I didn’t go to school to become a teacher. Nope! I was scouted out in high school for a business management training program to work in a large retail grocery chain in British Columbia, CANADA where I grew up….
“The measure of a superhero is always his nemesis.” David Lyons This morning, like most mornings I woke up and went directly downstairs to find the sun. I placed my yoga mat vertically like a person in prayer, and started my daily stretches. It is here that my little epiphanies find me; those reflective moments…
I am a TV addict, and I PERSONALLY REALLY enjoy Reality TV. CHRISTINA Ricci We have been contacted by the popular House Hunter International reality TV show again, but this time we leave the beaches and vineyards of southern France behind for the historically rich and stunningly beautiful metropolitan city of Budapest Hungary. For those new friends in…
“I wanted to walk the inner life of every Man I saw, look at the world through their eyes.” Aleksandr Kuprin Home. What does it mean to you? For me it is where my family gets tucked into their beds at night. It matters not the country, or place, but who. The sounds of our little…
I have an eye for business! It’s true. I can find money in things that others often overlook. I can see the way to profitability with prolific innovative ideas. Whenever I see something that not only makes money sense but also hits the nail on the head with customer service; I feel a need to shout…
Our last Sunday after two weeks of holidays, we took the kids to Szimpla Kert, a ruin pub turned Sunday Market for lunch. We ate a full assortment of food at the farmer’s market. There were sausages made out of Mangalitsa, the same domestic pig/wild boar cross we know from France. An organic bio baker was there selling his goods….