Rauan Tolegenova, Budapest Exiles Ladies Rugby Team

  • 24 Jun 2025 6:18 AM
Rauan Tolegenova, Budapest Exiles Ladies Rugby Team
Rauan Tolegenova, Budapest Exiles Ladies Rugby Team

1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?

I moved in August 2018, came to do my Masters degree at BME in Financial Mathematics.

2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?

No, first time here in Hungary.

3. What surprised you most about Hungary?

How good is the public transport system of Budapest.

4. Friends are in Budapest for the weekend - what must they absolutely see and do? 

Go to Fisherman’s Bastion during the sunset and enjoy the view to Parliament, after have a goulash at For Sale Pub.

5. What is your favourite Hungarian food?

Goulash and lángos.

6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?

Cheese and gherkins.

7. What is your favourite Hungarian word?

“Hajrá lanyok”

8. What do you miss most from home? 

Manty- steaming dumplings made by mom.

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

I wish I could start playing rugby earlier and pursue professional rugby player career.

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

I can’t think of anything.

11. Where did you spend your last vacation?

I went on a girls’ trip in Malaga, Spain.

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

Kazakhstan

13. Apart from temptation what can't you resist? 

Icecream

14. What was your favourite band, film, or hobby as a teen?

Band- Imagine Dragons, movie: Devil wears Prada, hobby: playing volleyball.

15. Red or white?

White

16. Books or films?

Films, but enjoy reading books too. 

17. Morning person or night person?

Morning person

18. Buda or Pest?

Pest

20. What would you say is your personal motto? 

“Consistency is the key”

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