Davit holds Master of Laws, Master of Arts in Political Science and Executive MBA degrees. His works in the fields of inter-ethnic relations in the Baltic States and democratization in post-Soviet countries were published in various peer-reviewed journals in the United States, Germany, Romania, Ukraine & Georgia.

Davit comes from Georgia and has been living in Hungary since September 2007. For his business and private affairs he has been to about 50 countries around the world.

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
First time I came to Budapest in November 20, 2005. I came to take part in international student human rights conference at the European Youth Center in Budapest. I remember that was the evening when the first snow fell down in Budapest that winter season. Maybe this first visit and love to Budapest became a good reason that I came back in September, 2007 to study a master’s program at Central European University and have stayed since then.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
No.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
It’s a great mixture of the West and East Europe.

4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend - what must they absolutely see and do?
Buda Castle, Szechenyi Thermal Bath, Gellert Hill, walk on the Chain bridge, attend the Opera performance, and of course, to experience the Budapest nightlife with its bohemian style bars, cafes and energetic discotheques.

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?
It may sound too obvious but it’s Goulash; nothing can compare with good Goulash.

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Difficult question :-) Well, maybe this is a bottle (or two) of Tkemali – sauce made from red and green varieties of sour plum. This is what a real Georgian would never exchange for Ketchup :-)

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?
Egészsegünkre – this means Cheers to us as I understand (not just to you, to me or somebody else but good wish for all of us).

8. What do you miss the most from home?
I would say in modern days anything that is material you can get anywhere but the people you love the most are the ones you miss the most – my family and my fiancée who is soon to become part of my family.

9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Diplomatic career has always been my dream and I hope I still have a chance to pursue this career in the future.

10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Have never thought about it.

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
My long vacations I always spend in my hometown Batumi – beautiful town on the East Coast of the Black Sea.

12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
That’s a secret :-)

13. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
I would say the movie was – The Magnificent Seven. It symbolized for me the victory of good against evil and a great teamwork of seven different men (who from the beginning might seem to be a bunch of totally different people with different views and goals).

14. Apart of temptation what can't you resist?
Beautiful views in the nature; humans are lucky to have on the Earth plenty of amazing places.

15. Red wine or white?
White.

16. Book or movie?
Slumdog Millionaire.

17. Morning person or night person?
Can be both but more a night one, I would say.

18. Which social issue do you feel most strongly about?
Unemployment and on-going economic crisis. This is a very harmful process for all of us and unfortunately it has been deepening for years in European countries, particularly.

19. Buda side or Pest side?
Love both and nothing can compare looking at the Parliament from the Buda Castle at night.

20. What would you say is your personal motto?
Carpe Diem!