also started playing volleyball.

Loving languages Katalin applied to the College for Foreign Trade, majors English and German. She spent her college years with studying, playing professional volleyball, along with some interpreting jobs. After her graduation from college in 1990, Katalin spent 4 years with looking for THE JOB. Amongst other things she worked for a Danish publishing company, as a merchandising manager.

Her job was to sell the copyright of various cartoon-characters for use on merchandise such as balls, pens, rubbers, and such. Not too fond of this job but having Danish, Dutch, Austrian, German and Swiss colleagues, the idea of establishing a Hungarian language school came fast.

So, after taking a big deep breath, Katalin founded InterClub Hungarian Language School in the summer of 1994. Since then the school has been successfully providing services to foreigners living in Hungary . She says, "you can study Hungarian in groups at IC, at home or at your office. The teachers are all very experienced, friendly and speak at least one foreign language."

Xpat Interview

Where did you grow up? If not in Budapest, when did you move here?
Budapest and (East)Berlin (due to my father's appointment)

What are Hungarian traditions bring back fond memories of your childhood here?
The mini Sport Szelet (chocolate-bar with rum-flavour), fizzy drinks (soft drinks) like Traubi-Soda, Márka, Szobi Szörp (sirup with tap water)

What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
Family and friends, since I am Hungarian

Friends are in Budapest for a weekend--what must they absolutely see and do?
Walk by night at the Danube between Lánchíd (Chain bridge) and Erzsébet híd. (Elisabeth bridge) and eat palacsinta (pancakes) at Nagymama Palcsintázója (Grandma's Pancake Bar)

What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Somlói Galuska

What is never missing from your kitchen?
Onion/garlic.

What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Run and Old Age Home with good financial background & conditions

What's a job you would definitely never want?
Job in a multinational company.

Where did you spend your last vacation?
Croatia

Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Canada

What was your favourite hobby as a teen?
Volleyball, concerts

What can't you resist?
My dog.

Red wine or white?
Dry rosé

Kolbász or Szalámi?
Cheese please!

Decaf or regular?
Regular, with vanilla-milk:)

Book or movie?
Movie

Morning person or night person?
Night person

Dog person or cat person?
Dog person

Buda side or Pest side?
Buda side to live and Pest side to party.

What would you say is your personal motto?
Never lose your humour!