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Welcome & thanks for joining fellow Xpats in the Loop!

You're in good company here, together with thousands of expats and high-level locals

- a cosmopolitan circle of internationally-minded peope, known as the Xpat Community.

First up this week are 7 fresh Interviews with Xpats you may know, or may want to know:

1. Dr. Fadi Elhusseini, Head of Mission, Embassy of the State of Palestine in Hungary

2. Péter Szalay, Artist & Creator of 'Black Lives Matter' Sculpture in Budapest

3. Dhanya Seshan, A Vice Principal, International School of Budapest

4. László M. Lengyel, Executive President, Hungarian Press Union

5. George Offord, Senior Project Manager, Ericsson Hungary

6. György Kulcsár, Owner, Outdoor Adventures Hungary

7. Arti Bakshi Syal, Indian Businesswoman In Budapest

As always you can see events below and in our Calendar.

We really hope you like what's in it for you below.

Yours with best wishes, Team XpatLoop

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Calendar highlights


	Hybrid Museum Experience Online symposium - with no registration fee - about, "how to deconstruct and reconstruct the hybrid experience through the involvement of pluridisciplinary angles and by the means of physical, virtual, spatial and socio-political exposures". 6 May - Online from Ludwig Museum Budapest
	Riccardo Chailly & The Filarmonica della Scala This concert includes the works of Bartók and Stravinsky, and will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly and performed by the ensemble formed in 1982 by musicians of the opera orchestra of Milan's famous La Scala. 7 May - Online from Palace Of Arts Budapest
	Fonó Spring: Tárkány Trio Concert This trio presents the three musicians from Tárkány Művek Band who focus on an authentic style of Hungarian folk music: including an award winning cymbalom player. 8 May - Online from Fonó Budapest
	'Hidden Patterns' Exhibition This contemporary exhibition aims to present the last 25 years of research by the BarabásiLab, a collaborative environment where scientists from multiple disciplines work with artists and designers. 9 May - Ludwig Museum
	István Várdai & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra The innovative structuring of this concert will resurrect a practice from Beethoven's time, in this case juxtaposing the music of Wagner and Elgar with each other. Click title above for details. 10 May - Online from Palace Of Arts Budapest
	Batarita Company: 'Sweet Rain' This performance concerns, "the harmony and silence that lives within us...and reminds us of our relationship with the Spirit as a shooting star". 11 May - Online from National Dance Theatre
	'A New World Was Born' Exhibition The exhibition guides visitors from the belle époque through wartime enthusiasm to bitter disillusionment on over 2000 square metres. The exhibition brings the horrors of war closer to the spectators of today with the help of exceptional visual devices. 12 May - Várkert Bazár

Specials

	Closer To Perfection With Smile & Teeth Dental: Lumineers The Non-Prep Veneers - Ultra thin porcelain veneers, painlessly reshape and permanently whiten your smile. For the lumineers, teeth do not have to be grinded. These smile improvements took place without removing the sensitive tooth structure.
	Leap In Cleaning Quality Of Institutions In Budapest By B+N A new world is coming in the field of cleaning, cleanliness and institutional disinfection in Hungarian state hospitals - promises B + N Zrt. Click this headline for more info.
	Mole Screening Via Videodermatoscope By Dr. Rose Private Hospital If detected in time, skin cancer is curable. The dermatologist at Dr. Rose Private Hospital in Budapest, Dr. Zsófia Hatvani, explains the advantages of state-of-the-art videodermatoscopic screening and the importance and procedure of annual dermatological screening.
	'Preparing Your Child For School' By Britannica International School At this point in the year, many parents will be thinking about the transition from kindergarten into school. While this is a time of great excitement and opportunity, we recognise it can also be a time of anxiety for both children and their families, particularly after the great disruption due to COVID-19.
	Are You Missing UK TV In Hungary? Here's Your Solution! This TV service for expats in Hungary provided by fellow expat Jerry gives you all UK channels, plus stations from 38 other counties including a wide range from Europe, USA, Canada, South America, plus films and box-sets.

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