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

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

The summer dish that's both comforting and refreshing- hideg meggyleves (cold cherry soup) As I noted in my earlier blog post on Old...