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See What Happened @ NAWA Budapest “Gift Exchange” & “Adopt A Granny” Events
- 30 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- community & culture
When it comes to giving, it is said that it is better to give than to receive. This is exactly what the NAWA have been doing a lot of recently. I went along to two events that they were hosting. The first was in a long line of events called “Adopt a Granny” and the other was a gift exchange.
Invitation: North American Women’s Association Monthly Meeting, Budapest, 20 Nov
- 14 Nov 2013 8:03 AM
- community & culture
Enjoy this time to visit with all your NAWA friends and do a little Christmas shopping – all while helping your local community! This year, in the spirit of charity, we will use this time to prepare all the gifts that we will be distributing to the seniors and orphans at Mikulas time (December 4th, 5th and 6th).
Coming Up: Saint Martin's Day Colours, Flavours & Scents In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2013 12:45 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Hungarian Agriculture, following the St. Martin’s Day traditions, welcomes visitors with live music and theatrical performances, delicious goose feast and fine new wines, traditional crafts fair and interactive exhibitions, living animals and children’s playhouse, pumpkin-carving and craft workshops in the Vajdahunyad Castle, in the heart of the City Park.
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Invitation: Colours, Flavours, Scents, Museum Of Agriculture, Budapest
- 26 Sep 2013 10:40 AM
- entertainment
The new autumn temporary exhibition of the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture leads visitors through the realm of the senses and perception with the aid of horticultural, viticultural and distillery products. The atmospheric, interactive presentation will also build on personal experience, as it demostrates the versatility of flowers, vegetables, fruits, ornamental and medicinal plants, dried ...
Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult ...
NAWA Budapest News: Building On Our Charity Tradition And Reaching Out….
- 15 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
By The North American Women’s Association (NAWA) of Budapest: Traditionally, NAWA’s November general meeting focuses on its signature charity programs - bingo with the seniors, Adopt-a-Granny and Mikulas- and on preparing the Mikulas (St Nicholas’ Day) gift bags that are distributed to the elderly of two senior homes, and to the children in an orphanage in Budapest. This year, the tradition ...
Invitation: Sweet Days, Budapest, 20 - 23 September
- 20 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
"In the Mayan records the year 2012 is the last one to be mentioned. This has led people to draw the conclusion that this year will see the end of the world. While we respect the opinion held by many people, instead we are happy that these Mayas discovered cocoa nearly 3,000 years ago and the manufacturing of chocolate. At the beginning only highly ranked priests, monarchs and generals could ...
See What Happened @ NAWA Budapest “Gift Exchange” & “Adopt A Granny” Events
- 30 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- community & culture
When it comes to giving, it is said that it is better to give than to receive. This is exactly what the NAWA have been doing a lot of recently. I went along to two events that they were hosting. The first was in a long line of events called “Adopt a Granny” and the other was a gift exchange.
Invitation: North American Women’s Association Monthly Meeting, Budapest, 20 Nov
- 14 Nov 2013 8:03 AM
- community & culture
Enjoy this time to visit with all your NAWA friends and do a little Christmas shopping – all while helping your local community! This year, in the spirit of charity, we will use this time to prepare all the gifts that we will be distributing to the seniors and orphans at Mikulas time (December 4th, 5th and 6th).
Coming Up: Saint Martin's Day Colours, Flavours & Scents In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2013 12:45 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Hungarian Agriculture, following the St. Martin’s Day traditions, welcomes visitors with live music and theatrical performances, delicious goose feast and fine new wines, traditional crafts fair and interactive exhibitions, living animals and children’s playhouse, pumpkin-carving and craft workshops in the Vajdahunyad Castle, in the heart of the City Park.
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Invitation: Colours, Flavours, Scents, Museum Of Agriculture, Budapest
- 26 Sep 2013 10:40 AM
- entertainment
The new autumn temporary exhibition of the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture leads visitors through the realm of the senses and perception with the aid of horticultural, viticultural and distillery products. The atmospheric, interactive presentation will also build on personal experience, as it demostrates the versatility of flowers, vegetables, fruits, ornamental and medicinal plants, dried ...
Xpat Report: NAWA Budapest Bingo & Easter Eggs Event
- 28 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Bingo! Yes, that was the feeling. The NAWA invited me to one of their monthly bingo sessions, but it was bingo with a twist. They have come up with a novel idea called ‘adopt a granny’. This is where the children of Miklos School came together with the seniors to play bingo. But first there was the small matter of egg decoration, just in time for Easter. The children came from broken, difficult ...
NAWA Budapest News: Building On Our Charity Tradition And Reaching Out….
- 15 Nov 2012 10:30 AM
- community & culture
By The North American Women’s Association (NAWA) of Budapest: Traditionally, NAWA’s November general meeting focuses on its signature charity programs - bingo with the seniors, Adopt-a-Granny and Mikulas- and on preparing the Mikulas (St Nicholas’ Day) gift bags that are distributed to the elderly of two senior homes, and to the children in an orphanage in Budapest. This year, the tradition ...
Invitation: Sweet Days, Budapest, 20 - 23 September
- 20 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
"In the Mayan records the year 2012 is the last one to be mentioned. This has led people to draw the conclusion that this year will see the end of the world. While we respect the opinion held by many people, instead we are happy that these Mayas discovered cocoa nearly 3,000 years ago and the manufacturing of chocolate. At the beginning only highly ranked priests, monarchs and generals could ...