Expat Talk With Pat
Season 1
Kornel Suli @Expat-Talk With Pat
by Patricia Cortez-von Hahn
In this episode, Patricia talks with Kornel Suli from Hungary, who shares how years of commuting between Budapest and Hamburg shaped his connection to Germany and the German language. He reflects on learning German, adapting to a new culture, and making the most of every chance to practice. For Kornel immersion was key, and one of his favorite ways to use the language was playing chess, even when it meant losing a game.
In this first episode, Trish Davis takes us along her journey from Texas to Germany in 2004 and reflects on the cultural, linguistic, and everyday experiences that shaped her life abroad. Speaking German almost like a native today, she looks back with warmth, humor, and plenty of fascinating stories on the path that made that possible.