Hungary Election 2026: From My Side of Budapest
Election day in Hungary starts early. We voted in the morning, the three of us, my mother, my sister and I, each at our local polling station in Budapest before the city had fully woken up. Afterwards we went for brunch with the family, found a table in the sun, and...
Emergency Numbers in Hungary (English): Save These Now
April in Hungary always feels like a bit of a reset. We’re heading into the long Easter weekend, and I’m writing this from the countryside, watching grey skies that are apparently about to turn into 20 degrees and sunshine by Sunday. Andrew and I already have plans...
Is Hungarian Impossible? What Happened at KLUSTER
Last Wednesday evening at KLUSTER, every chair was taken. By 17:30 the room was full. Coats piled on chairs. Latecomers hovering near the back wall. That particular February light outside that makes Budapest feel grey and theatrical at the same time. The event was...
The Problem with Facebook Immigration Advice
It’s Thursday, 8 January, and Hungary has disappeared under the heaviest snowfall most of us can remember in well over a decade. Roads are treacherous. Pavements are polished ice. Even routine errands suddenly require planning, patience, and a healthy respect for...
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.