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    Jo Gowie, general manager at the Corinthia Aquincum Hotel, lives in Budapest with his wife and two children.

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    After achieving two degrees, one in Economics and one in German, Dennis Diokno went straight into a Masters program in International Management. Having completed his Masters, Dennis found the U.S. job market slow, so he applied for a Visa and headed to Moscow. It only took him six weeks to find a job, choose a place to stay, and develop a passion for expat living.

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