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To-Do List for moving abroad to Kecskemét, Hungary for First-Time Parents Part 1
Studying at the Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music is a beautiful dream come true. It can also potentially be a logistical and emotional nightmare for first-time parents like Annica and I who are chugging along our 14-month baby Athena along for the ride. Here are some quick ideas to help future students at the Institute who are coming with families feel more at ease. DISCLAIMER: Information in this blogpost are merely personal experiences and suggestions – governmental procedures & requirements can vary from place to place. ADMINISTRATION AT HOME RESIDENCE PERMITS The most painful process of all. Please do check the requirements of applying for residence permit for ‘studies’ (for yourself) and ‘family reunification’ (for accompanying families) with the Hungarian Consulate in or near your country. Note that the consulates may not necessarily operate by the standard office hours in your country and may have a very specific opening times for the public. Some generic advice: Email and CALL if you don’t receive a reply within corporation standards of 72hrs. Calling will save you …
Important Places for Kecskemet Kodaly Institute Students Part 3
Welcome to the final installment of ‘Important Places for Kecskemet Kodaly Institute Students’! Kodaly Memorial, Calvinist Church, Town Hall & Big Church Exit institute, turn left. Walk towards the square. On your right is the beautiful Kodaly memorial and Calvinist church. Head towards the ‘street’ between the big yellow church and the town hall (the beautiful building with the most amazing set of carillon bells that play well-known melodies… if you pay attention in Hungarian Music History class, you might actually identify quite a few of those) 🙂 Tourist Information Centre If this is your first time to Kecskemet, this place might be of some help. The Tourist Information Centre of Kecskemet can be found nestled in the corner between the town hall & big church. For other things, keep walking straight. Hair-cut I usually get my haircut in this building. The men’s on the ground floor. You can’t miss it when you walk straight. Before crossing the road to the hairdresser’s, if you turn right, you should see Malom in the distance. (Scroll down …
Important Places for Kecskemet Kodaly Institute Students Part 2
Here goes Part 2. Exit the Institute and turn right. This fascinating street holds many secrets. For starters, there’s a shop that sells yarns and the old auntie there can help sew on buttons for you for a very small fee (if you buy the string from her I think). Strings and Other Things Food & Beverage (F&B) Galore Now on to one of my favourite topics… F&B. Here’s a Kavezo that sells main courses where you can sit outdoors when the weather is mild. I don’t think food here is particularly fantastic compared to Caesar’s or Csarda but it will suffice if one is lazy to walk. Valentino, My Love Moving further on is Valentino Kávéház which serves excellent coffee & tea in very nice cups and tea sets. A fantastic place to have a quick cuppa, chill out near school. Bakeries, Our Life-Savers in Between Classes Towards the end of the street is a bakery where you can buy bread when in a rush for time in between classes. Turn left and you …
Albert Tay 