Xpat Interview: Michele Affronte

  • 21 Jun 2005 12:00 PM
Xpat Interview: Michele Affronte
1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?


We bought a house in 2004 since my husband is originally from Hungary

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
No I Have not.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
The fabulous food

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Fisherman’s Bastion and the whole castle district, Nemzetti National Theater and Nemzetti Gallery, a boat ride on the Danube

5. What is your favorite Hungarian food?
Plum dumplings

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Sour cream and cheese

7. What is your favorite Hungarian word?
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8. What do you miss most from home?
Convenience and friends

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Animal rescue

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Engineer or accountant

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Panama

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
Berlin

13. What was your favorite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
The Beatles, ice skating

14. What can't you resist?
Cake, especially Hungarian cakes!

15. Red wine or white?
Both

16. Book or movie?
The English Patient movie and Ann Rice books

17. Morning person or night person?
Night person

18. Dog person or cat person?
Cat person

19. Buda or Pest side?
Pest side

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Treat animals even better than you treat humans.

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