”Sometimes you want to look pretty, I’m happy now” – Volunteer hairdressers make new hairdos for Ukrainian refugees
We received an invitation to a special event: the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid turned its office in Erzsébetváros, Budapest into a hairdressing salon for...
Never before have so many herderesses gathered in Hungary! – “It's not merely a struggle, the way we live, but it's wonderful, too!"
"They are indispensable in everything, helping us fully in the family, in the household, and with the animals. This way of life can only...
Europe’s best at joinery at 23 – “There must be no space between two wooden elements, not even for a sheet of paper”
He made garden benches as a child and recently became European champion in joinery at the age of 23. Despite his young age, Dániel...
“Komárom is a city with weight” – Adrián Marcinkó is building the community of Hungarian entrepreneurs in Slovakia
Many people think that entrepreneurs are lonely people, and as a minority Hungarian, this can be doubly true. Adrián Marcinkó from Komárom, Slovakia, founder...
"As soon as you enter, time freezes and you find yourself back in your childhood" – Selfieteria in Szabadka: a playground for adults
She makes other people's dreams come true while realizing her childhood dream. Ildikó Bálint , the founder and creator of the Selfieteria, Selfie Museum...
"I could really be present mentally" – Márton Offner from Zalaegerszeg is Europe's best plumbing and heating technician
Only 21 years old, but he won the EuroSkills Competition this year. He almost resigned for the silver medal, but in the end, he...
The movie-like story of a Hindu-Hungarian aristocratic family and their Transylvanian heritage
People call him Count Gergely; Gregor Roy Chowdhury-Mikes , the majority shareholder of the Secuiana, an apparel manufactory in Kézdivásárhely (Târgu Secuiesc), Romania, has...
European champion Hungarian web developer says his profession is where art and engineering meet
He first got into programming when he was ten years old and had barely started high school before he developed his own web application...
Bringanti puts even those on special bikes that others have given up on – "The morning wind touched him again, he saw the birds, the trees, the colours"
He creates bikes for people with special needs – disabled, injured, elderly, or otherwise challenged - but who are enthusiastic and know no limits...
From his great-grandparents' house to the top of the podium – Bálint Czimmer, European Champion in Interior Painting
"In just a few days you can transform an apartment to make you feel like you're entering a completely different place," says 20-year-old Bálint...
Saving Jews with currant jam – The fascinating life story of the unjustly forgotten Géza Soos
To fly a stolen German plane over the front to the Allies, to save the lives of a dozen Jews and prisoners of war...
The "Melbourne bloodbath", the revenge of the Hungarian water polo team – How we repaid the crushing of the '56 revolution
It would surely be difficult to find a connection between the sight of blood mixing with the pool water, the Olympic performance of our...
The 17-year-old Hungarian Lego designer, whose tabletop foosball is now available as a set by LEGO
There is no one in Hungary who wouldn't know what Lego is. The joy of building can fascinate even the youngest children, and after...
”Professional musicians need nerves of steel and the physical condition of an astronaut” – There might be a lot of pain behind musical achievements
As early as 1959, Zoltán Kodály noticed that there were many health problems among musicians: tendonitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, spinal disorders, in other...