235 result(s) for year of dog
Xpat Interview: Andrew Bock, Mental Health Therapist
- 27 Feb 2007 11:00 AM
Andrew is a mental health therapist in private practice in Budapest. Andrew is from Madison, Wisconsin, and earned his master's degree in counselling from the University of Wisconsin. He also has a master's degree in South Asian Studies from the same university. His interest in South Asia resulted from living in Gujarat, India as a teenager.
Xpat interview: Kevin Jackson
- 2 Sep 2006 12:00 PM
I originally came to Budapest, Hungary in 1997 on a Case Western Reserve University MBA exchange program. Instead of returning to the U.S., I decided to stay.
Xpat interview: Tony Prior, Former Director, ClearWater Kft
- 21 Aug 2006 12:00 PM
Tony Prior was born in Prince George B.C. Canada but grew up mostly in Vancouver. Before entering the water business Tony worked in the hotel business, ran his own tour company and managed a large call center in Vancouver.
John Nichols, Former British Ambassador to Hungary
- 22 Jun 2006 12:00 PM
The British Ambassador to Hungary was born in London, in 1951. He was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, and then at the University of Surrey, where he graduated with First Class Honours in Linguistic and Regional Studies (German, French and Law) in 1974.
Albert Royaards, Founder, Smiling Hospital Foundation
- 15 Jun 2006 12:00 PM
"As a lawyer and economist, Albert Royaards spent 17 years in Singapore, running his own financial consultancy. It may perhaps be considered a brave decision to accept the president's chair at the Smiling Hospital Foundation, the fastest growing Foundation in Hungary - which may soon also be helping sick children in other countries in C.E. Europe."
Katalin Varga, Managing Director, Settlers Hungary
- 6 Jun 2006 12:00 PM
Dr. Katalin Varga was initially denied a university place back in 1977 since her father worked at the US Embassy in Budapest and so her family were considered a 'political risk'. Therefore she started work with a technical firm and learnt computer skills from practical experience.
Xpat Interview: David Copp, Wine Expert
- 20 Mar 2006 11:00 AM
David Copp trained in the wine trade in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rhine and Moselle and won a WSET scholarship to study Sherry in Jerez de la Frontera.
Xpat Interview: Jo Gowie, Former General Manager, Corinthia Aquincum Hotel
- 12 Dec 2005 11:00 AM
Jo Gowie, general manager at the Corinthia Aquincum Hotel, lives in Budapest with his wife and two children.
Xpat Interview: Katalin Varga, Former MD, InterClub Hungarian Language School
- 10 Nov 2005 11:00 AM
Katalin Varga was born and (only partly) raised in Budapest. Due to her father's work she spent 6 years of primary school in Berlin, so German became her second mother tongue. After moving back to Hungary at the age of 14 she went to grammar school where she started her English studies, and
Xpat Interview: Andrew Bock, Mental Health Therapist
- 27 Feb 2007 11:00 AM
Andrew is a mental health therapist in private practice in Budapest. Andrew is from Madison, Wisconsin, and earned his master's degree in counselling from the University of Wisconsin. He also has a master's degree in South Asian Studies from the same university. His interest in South Asia resulted from living in Gujarat, India as a teenager.
Xpat interview: Kevin Jackson
- 2 Sep 2006 12:00 PM
I originally came to Budapest, Hungary in 1997 on a Case Western Reserve University MBA exchange program. Instead of returning to the U.S., I decided to stay.
Xpat interview: Tony Prior, Former Director, ClearWater Kft
- 21 Aug 2006 12:00 PM
Tony Prior was born in Prince George B.C. Canada but grew up mostly in Vancouver. Before entering the water business Tony worked in the hotel business, ran his own tour company and managed a large call center in Vancouver.
John Nichols, Former British Ambassador to Hungary
- 22 Jun 2006 12:00 PM
The British Ambassador to Hungary was born in London, in 1951. He was educated at Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, and then at the University of Surrey, where he graduated with First Class Honours in Linguistic and Regional Studies (German, French and Law) in 1974.
Albert Royaards, Founder, Smiling Hospital Foundation
- 15 Jun 2006 12:00 PM
"As a lawyer and economist, Albert Royaards spent 17 years in Singapore, running his own financial consultancy. It may perhaps be considered a brave decision to accept the president's chair at the Smiling Hospital Foundation, the fastest growing Foundation in Hungary - which may soon also be helping sick children in other countries in C.E. Europe."
Katalin Varga, Managing Director, Settlers Hungary
- 6 Jun 2006 12:00 PM
Dr. Katalin Varga was initially denied a university place back in 1977 since her father worked at the US Embassy in Budapest and so her family were considered a 'political risk'. Therefore she started work with a technical firm and learnt computer skills from practical experience.
Xpat Interview: David Copp, Wine Expert
- 20 Mar 2006 11:00 AM
David Copp trained in the wine trade in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rhine and Moselle and won a WSET scholarship to study Sherry in Jerez de la Frontera.
Xpat Interview: Jo Gowie, Former General Manager, Corinthia Aquincum Hotel
- 12 Dec 2005 11:00 AM
Jo Gowie, general manager at the Corinthia Aquincum Hotel, lives in Budapest with his wife and two children.
Xpat Interview: Katalin Varga, Former MD, InterClub Hungarian Language School
- 10 Nov 2005 11:00 AM
Katalin Varga was born and (only partly) raised in Budapest. Due to her father's work she spent 6 years of primary school in Berlin, so German became her second mother tongue. After moving back to Hungary at the age of 14 she went to grammar school where she started her English studies, and