Tag: Hungary
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Ruminations on the Hungarian Language: Take Two
Due to a potent combination of distraction and procrastination, here is part two of a short series on the Hungarian language, belatedly posted and slightly aged. Interested in reading part one? You’re in luck. Not speaking Korean in Korea was easy compared to not speaking Hungarian in Hungary. Korea’s population is remarkably homogenous and there…
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Nem Beszélek Magyarul: Ruminations on the Hungarian Language
Making my way past the supermarket’s overflowing crates of pale green paprikas and stacked tubs of sauerkraut, I found one phrase sliding through my mind.
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A Dog for the Night
A vizsla puppy dropped by for the night.
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Tales of a Gimnazium Lektor: Part One
A brief reflection on the workaday experience of a foreign teacher working in a Hungarian high school.
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Trabbis and Transitions: First impressions of Hungary
Remnants of Soviet communism and European Union sponsored construction projects dot the workaday landscape of Hungary.