Mom stayed for 5 weeks, although we were hoping for longer, somewhere between 3 months and the rest of her life. I know that it’s selfish, wanting my mom to move from Vancouver back to her roots in Budapest to start her retirement with us, but I cannot help it. The last time i saw…
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…
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…
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…
Saturday morning our students left. During the week I worked very hard to vaccum the house, clean the bathrooms, get the bedding changed, and clean the laundry so that the moment they left we could have a traditional HAMORI family day! It has been far too long! Alfonz came back from dropping Paul off at…
It is always times like these that I remember my own mother back home in Canada and think of her life to come on the new frontier of retirement. What will she do with her years of freedom from hard work? What will she do with all her free time? Visit me I hope! Mom…
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…