When I was 14, I always told to my parents that I will live and work abroad. After getting my engineer diploma in building construction in France I went to the polytechnic school of Tampere in Finland.

There I met Hungarian girl and decided to follow her. I learnt intensively the language and speak fluently. I was born in Orléans in France in 1975 and lived there till 2001, after moving to Budapest. During my spare time I play guitar with my friends in a band, I am running, reading, going to cinema theatre, opera and museums and like to have a drink with friends.

Interview:

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
I arrived five years ago. I met Hungarian girl in Finland while I was studying at the polytechnic School of Tampere

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Worked in France until I could find a position in Budapest

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
How helpful they were when I tried to communicate in Hungarian.

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
First we would start from the Heroes' square, walk down on Andrássy. Ice cream break at Oktogon and we continue until Roosvelt tér. Cross the Danube by the chain bridge and go up to the castle. After the fishermen bastion we would take public transportation until the Szechenyi's spa to rest. We walk in the Városliget and we would have diner in a restaurant to eat good Hungarian food.
The evening I would bring them to those 'kert' as Szimpla, kuplung, Westbalkán...

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
Mákos guba, leves cipóban, rakott krumpli.

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Cheese, fruits, beer

7.What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Papucs, köszönöm

8. What do you miss most from home?
Good service

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
I have been playing guitar for 15 years and I would love to live from music.

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
A job in BKV (Hungarian public transportation).

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
In Tunisia, at the end of October on the sea side while it was snowing in Budapest. Great feeling

12. Where do you hope to spend your next holiday?
I would like to go to Italy.

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
As a teen I was a big fan of Europe.

14. What can't you resist?
Ice creams

15. Red wine or white?
Red wine

16. Book or movie?
Books the week and movies the weekend

17. Morning person or night person?
Both, I can wake up really early and I can stay awake late

18. Dog person or cat person?
Dog person

19. Buda or Pest side?
Pest side is the best!

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Enjoy life, do not regret anything and believe in yourself.