AUCKLAND HUNGARIAN CLUB

The story began in November 2024, when I found out that I had been awarded the Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Scholarship. My mentor, Petra Lipóth, connected me with the Hungarian community in Brisbane. The renowned Brisbane amateur theatre group was looking for a new play for their upcoming premiere, and they asked me to assist in selecting a suitable piece. Since November, we’ve kept in regular contact, having conversations from time to time, and in February 2025, I even had the chanc

Our morning began with warm-up games.First, we passed around some “claps,” then the “armpit-penguin,” and finally several rounds of making funny faces — we all had a great time. After that, as usual, we reviewed the calendar, the weather, the seasons, talked about winter, and also about recent and upcoming “winter” holidays. We had our morning snack and then ran out to the playground to get some fresh air. The break ended with an advanced round of hide-and-seek, because the o

Laci Szabó and József Leitner were good friends during the 1956 revolution in Hungary, yet the events took their lives in very different directions; the question of whether to stay or leave ultimately determined the course of their futures. Although their paths diverged and they drifted apart, both found what they were looking for, and their friendship remains deeply alive in their hearts. Now, at 87, they eagerly await the day they can meet again. The following recollections