Xpat Interview: Judit Jezsoviczki

  • 22 Nov 2010 11:00 AM
Xpat Interview: Judit Jezsoviczki
My name is Judit Jezsoviczki. I am 28 and live in Hungary. I am an ESL teacher by profession, and I have experience in teaching all ages and levels. When I was 25 I decided to move to the United States, because I always wanted to live there.



I lived 45 minutes north from San Francisco, in Marin county. I thought 1 year would be enough, but I ended up staying 3 and a half years. I worked as an au pair for a really nice family and I took care of their 3 kids. I also went to school, I took some basic education classes and I started to learn Photography on my own. It is my biggest hobby now, I love taking photos. I am interested in portraits (kids, family) and also fashion and models. I worked with lot of models in California when I had free time.

I decided to move back to Hungary because I have an amazing family that I missed a lot. Now I am working as an ESL teacher, I am teaching college students and I also teach for a big company. I love my work. I am just about to start Photography school because I would like to get a degree. One day I would like to open a studio in the city.

I signed up to meet American people in Budapest, I would like to speak the language and share my experience with people.

1. Where did you grow up?
In Hungary/Jászberény

2. What Hungarian traditions bring back fond memories of your childhood?
Children's Day, Easter, Christmas, Family vacations at Lake Balaton

3. What would you miss most if you moved away from Hungary?
My family, my apartment, Hungarian food, Budapest

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Boat ride on the Danube, Fisherman's Bastion, The Buda Castle, etc...many things

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
All

6. What is never missing from your kitchen?
Coffee

7. What is your favourite place in Hungary?
Budapest

8. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Fashion designer

9. What’s a job you would definitely never want?
Doctor

10. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Hawaii

11. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Scotland

12. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Top Gun

13. What can’t you resist?
Parfumes

14. Red wine or white?
White

15. Kolbász or szalámi?
Salami

16. Book or movie?
Mvie

17. Morning person or night person?
Both

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Evironmentalism

19. Buda side or Pest side?
Pest

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
You can travel the world but you can't run away from the person you are in your heart.

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