Top 10 Things to Do During Christmas in Budapest
The Christmas market at Vörösmarty Square 1. Visit the Christmas markets There are a number of Christmas markets set up around the …
Photo of the Week: Advent Wreath
The four weeks leading up to Christmas is known as the advent period in Hungary. The weeks are marked by an advent …
Christmas Shock
I can very clearly name the number of times that I’ve felt culture shock and a little bit uncomfortable or unnerved by …
Photo of the Week: Falling Currency
The Hungarian forint is now reaching all time lows. I’ve been watching the exchange rates and seeing the forint drop steadily. When …
Links from Around the Web
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post about how I felt I was learning a new way of speaking English. Well, …
Trivia Friday V
Tomorrow evening in Budapest there is an event called the Night of the Baths. 5 of the baths in Budapest will be …
Where Is Home?
Last night over a dinner of Persian food, I was sitting at a table with a number of other interns who have …
Arriving in Berlin
This marks the beginning of my series on my week spent in Berlin. The flight from Budapest was so short. It was …
Photo of the Week: Early Sunsets
Daylight savings has ended in Budapest. Its been over for 2 weeks now and I sure miss it. That extra hour of …
11 November 2011
Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, UK, and other commonwealth countries. The US calls this day Veteran’s Day. In Hungary, there isn’t …
On Culture Shock
I haven’t had too big of an issue with culture shock. I was okay when I arrived. Yes, there are some things …
A Day in the Countryside
A couple weekends ago I went on a day trip into the Hungarian countryside. One of my Hungarian friends invited me, along …