Food Diary - Hungary Edition

Hello everyone.

For the I speak food topic I decided to film a short video about some examples of the Hungarian cuisine. On Saturday, the beginning of easter break, I drove to Hungary with my dad. So, I thought it'd be interesting to film a few scenes of the landscape at the beginning and at the end of the video because many of you may haven't been to Hungary before. Now, back to the actual topic, food.

I chose to show you some dishes I really love - except the gulyás soup because I'm vegetarian. ;-) My granny helped to carry out my food diary plan; she prepared the gulyás soup and lángos. Of course, I didn't eat everything on my own. The rest I bought either at a supermarket or at food stalls.

How did I film this video?
Firstly,  I filmed the landscape scenes with my GoPro and the food scenes with my Samsung phone. Unfortunately, I don't own an appropriate camera yet. :-D Secondly, I edited everything on iMovie. Before then I had NO IDEA how editing and iMovie work. But luckily there are some useful tutorials online. And lastly, I did a complete voice-over.

I hope you enjoyed my short trip through the Hungarian cuisine. I wish you all an enjoyable break.

See you then,

Nicole

Who am I?

picture of my hometown

My name is Rachel and I come from a little town located in the western part of Hungary. Since there aren't many kilometers between my hometown and Graz, I'm commuting quite much. I've been trying to live two lives at once, but I realized that it doesn't work for long. So, I'm about spending most of the time here in Austria in order to focus on my studies, work and simple to have a less stressful life. Despite having problems with commuting, I'm a fond of traveling and I'm a passionate traveler providing that I have enough free time doing it. Let me show you one of my loving things that I came across in a hurry with some personal memories on it; keys! On my key-holder you can see some usual souvenirs with a special meaning. 

The circle-shaped item in the middle of the picture, that I got from my grandmother after her visiting in Mariazell, symbolizes the essence of belief to me. Though I haven’t been there, it's a popular place of Catholics and plenty of people go there on pilgrimage. The other three objects may seem familiar for some of you. On the left side you can see the Sardinian flag with the four Moors recalling memories of my latest holiday in Italy. The skull is from Mexico which carry a pretty other meaning of death that I took to at once. They celebrate their departed ones and remembering them in colorful rituals. To the indigenous people of Mexico, death was thought to be a passage to a new life and they didn’t afraid of it. This conception impressed me a lot! In our European culture people think differently. Lastly, Paris and the Eiffel-tower remind me of my Europe tour and of the multi-faced capital city. Every single journey gave me something different as well as made me more open-minded and more careful about my surroundings. These are one of those things that never can be taken from me and became a part of my life forever. Experiencing new ways of life is a great adventure. Apart from my love for traveling, I have a good sense for music; I’ve been singing ever since I can remember!

 icy winter performance

My passion for music began in the elementary school when I started playing different instruments: flute, guitar and piano. Music means the best way of self-expression and every time I feel edgy, stressed or just wanna have fun I simply do this. Medicine in the first place! You can see me on stage as well…