My goal with this blog is to share tips, advice and stories about the process of becoming a New Citizen of The Old Country.

As we are coming up on International Women's Day, (March 8th) it's a good chance to remind the world about the talented Hungarian film directors who are female! There are many. But here are three whose films you can often find on streaming services in North America and Europe. Márta Mészáros In our New Citizen of the Old Country film and book club, we are currently watching a film by Márta Mészáros --one of the most accomplished Hungarian filmmakers of all time. She broke thr

I returned to Hungary to hand-deliver some documents, and work some magic outside the government offices Note: In March of 2023, I took my Hungarian Citizenship Oath. It was a lot of work and dedication to get there, and I know many others are on a similar journey through the Simplified Naturalization Procedure. I'm writing a 10-part series of posts with details of my citizenship process. I hope this will help and inspire others.   See Part 1  ; Part 2  ; Part 3 ; Part 4 ; Pa