William Penn Life, 2001 (36. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2001-05-01 / 5. szám
Hungarian Camp set for Aug. 5-11 LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE can be a difficult and frustrating experience. But the WPA is offering you a fun, stress-free way to begin learning Hungarian We will be sponsoring a Hungarian Language Camp this summer at Penn Scenic View. We can't promise that you'll be fluent in Hungarian by the end of the week-long camp, but you will have learned enough of the basics to carry on simple conversations. The camp will be held Aug. 5 to 11. Cost is only $225. The package includes 25 hours of instruction from experienced teachers, lodging, three meals NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ ~ The city is inviting you to take a trip to Hungary without leaving the country. New Brunswick will play host to its 26th Annual Hungarian Festival on Saturday, June 2. All activities will take place along Somerset Street between Division and Bethany Streets. The days events will include performances of traditional folk a day and all instruction materials. The camp is perfect for anyone who knows absolutely no Hungarian or has a limited knowledge of this beautiful language. Instruction will be offered at beginner and intermediate levels. To enroll in our language camp, send your name, address, phone number and WPA certificate number to: Language Camp, William Penn Association, 709 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Be sure to include your deposit ^ of $50, made payable to the WPA. Deadline for reservations is July 1. For more information, call us tollfree at 1-800-848-7366. dances, exhibitions of Hungarian arts, crafts and artifacts and the sale of a wide array of homemade Hungarian food and pastries. The Museum of the American Hungarian Foundation will also be open for visitation. Admission to the festival is free. For more information about the festival and the concert, call (732) 846-5777. Orbán visits Bush WASHINGTON — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was scheduled to hold an “unofficial” meeting with President Bush in Washington May 1. The leaders were expected to meet for about 30 minutes to discuss bilateral relations, Hungary’s NATO membership and current major issues in Central Europe and the Balkans. Hungarian officials said the agenda did not include discussions about America’s offer to lease two dozen F16 fighter jets to Hungary nor the vacant post of the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. The day before the meeting, Orbán will receive the Freedom Prize from the American Enterprise Institute for his role in changing Hungary’s political regime during the late 1980’s. His visit coincides with the 150th anniversary of Louis Kossuth’s visit to America following the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-49. Orbán and Bush will hold their first official meeting during NATO talks this June in Brussels. Recorded flooding BUDAPEST — Annual spring flooding along the Tisza River reached record levels this March. The flooding destroyed more than 130 homes and forced the evacuation of about 30,000 people from some two dozen villages. Despite the record-breaking flood levels, the high waters caused less damage than in previous years because of extensive and ongoing work on dikes. Melting snows and heavy rains were the primary causes for the flooding, but Hungarian officials also point to extensive tree cutting in the Ukraine and Romania as the cause for increased run-off. New Brunswick to host annual festival liilliaM Pen« lilt, May 2001 13 Tour offers discount for early bookings NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Plenty of seats for the WPA's annual tour of Hungary are still available, and if you make your reservations now, you can enjoy a substantial discount off the published tour cost. Those making their reservations by June 1 will save $100 off the regular tour price of $2,999 per person (based on double occupancy). To take advantage of this offer, call Travel Reservations, Inc. (formerly Fugazy International Travel) at 1- 800-828-4488 toll-free. The tour will be conducted Sept. 12 to 25 and includes two nights in Vienna, Austria, four nights in Budapest and visits to Sopron, Nagycenk, Fertőd, Buk, Herend, Hevis, Kalocsa, Kecskemet, Hortobágy, Debrecen, Tokaj, Eger, Godollo, Lake Balaton, Esztergom, Visegard and Szentendre. The tour includes trips to many of Hungary's most famous sites, a dinner cruise on the Danube and a gala farewell dinner on the last night of the tour. Don't miss this exciting trip—or this special offer. Call today.
