“We only have One Mom, One Mommy, One Mother in this World, One life. Don’t wait for the Tomorrow’s to tell Mom, you love her” – Author Unknown

Leave it to the Intercontinental Hotel to come up with great cooking ventures for children.  They’ve done it again, this time an Easter Baking Class.  We had so much fun with the Christmas Cookie Making and Pizza Making Classes that we’re definitely going to give this one a try!

What a difference a day makes — that message resonated loud and clear yesterday at the American International School of Budapest.  For millions of people around the world, 24 hours of peace can have a life-saving impact. That’s the vision of Jeremy Gilley, filmmaker and founder of Peace One Day.  

The low humidity common in many parts of the world during winter can cause dry, irritated skin. When skin becomes dry and irritated, eczema can flare.

All over the world, newborns are screened for birth defects and congenital diseases to allow for immediate initiation of treatment. Testing for PKU (phenylketonuria) is perhaps the best known of routine screening programs. Infant hearing loss is actually 20 times more prevalent than PKU disease, affecting 1 to 6 out of 1,000 neonates. This makes …

Farsang, or Hungarian carnival, rooted in pagan spring festivals, in later years Farsang came to follow the Roman Catholic tradition of feasting before the forty day Lenten fasting period in the run up to Easter. In these secular times, however, the party tends to rock on until spring is firmly established.
Once Farsang was a time …

YouthCompass is an organization that challenges third-culture kids (TCK) to help and give to those who are less fortunate.  This organization was founded by a group of expat parents who wanted to help their teens by creating a positive community for them. 

Budapest is a city of smokers where restaurants, bars and cafes are often more accommodating to smokers rather than non-smokers.  In most cases, the no-smoking section is small and right beside the smoking section, or on a second floor directly over a smoking section. 

Budapest is a thrift shopper’s paradise.  There are literally second-hand shops on every other street.  Although, not all shops sell quality clothing, there are several shops that sell American and British brands in top shape. 

Dance Craze Academy is Budapest’s only English language dance school, run by British expat Sandra Knibbs. The school opened in 1997, and has been popular with expats ever since. The school offers hobby level dance classes for children as young as 20 months to adults. 

Recently, our family (we have three children under the age of nine years old) has started to enjoy eating out on Sundays. There are lots and lots of fantastic Sunday brunch options in town, however, we are more of a breakfast OR lunch type of family. It has become something that my husband and I …