Xpat Interview: Irene Sitorus

  • 2 Jun 2011 12:00 PM
Xpat Interview: Irene  Sitorus
Born in North Sumatra, Indonesia and spent my childhood in Jakarta, capital city...moved to Budapest, January 2009...to start my new beginning...and now, enjoying my time...


1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
January 2009, work

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Yes, but only for short term, Rome and Cambodia

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?

The wines, historical places, Grilled Goose Liver and...PÁLINKA!!!

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Relax and enjoy the view of Budapest...The Castle, wines, and Palinka...:-)

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
The BEST food I ever taste...Grilled Goose Liver!!! And fish soup...ehmmm...:-)

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Erős Pista...:-D because I like spicy food

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Szia!...its so funny, at first, I thought they said see yah...then, I got confused when people kept saying “see yah” all the time...so, my friend told me that it means “Hi” and “Bye”...my best friend really like this word!...:-)

8. What do you miss the most from home?
Spicy food, since I am Indonesian...we love spicy food so much!...basically, I miss food!!

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Singer...:-) and Chef...I love food but too lazy to learn something....hahahaha...

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

Ehmmm...grave keeper..

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
- Amsterdam....love it!...

12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
- Hawaii....I hope...dunno when...:-D

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
- Band: Backstreet boys, Live, some of the Metalica songs...but seriously, I am not a rocker!...hahahhaha..
- Film: wow...my fav’s movie at all time...Pretty Woman!!! I guess now you can tell my age...:-)))

14. What can't you resist?
Ice cream and Chocolate...

15. Red wine or white?
Red wine for sure...

16. Book or movie?

Movie...I am a movie person...I can watch movie all night long, but I can’t read a book for even 1 hour...unless, its work related....I am bad...:-)

17. Morning person or night person?
Working days: obviously I am a morning person but, weekends, certainly I am a night person

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

Poverty and child abuse

19. Buda side or Pest side?
Pest!!!

20. What would you say is your personal motto?

Work hard...Play hard!!!....always been my personal motto...:-D

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