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Dr. Diane Dobry—a lifelong diarist who lives to eat, teach, travel and tell stories—teaches writing skills to master’s students and spends most of her free time on her own writing projects–chapbooks of short stories and essays, a soup and soufflé cookbook, and a family memoir from diaries written in the 1930s. Based on her Hungarian heritage and experiences there, she is outlining her own memoir—Getting Hungary; a book on Hungarian wine—Thirsty for Hungary; and a third book—Hungry in Hungary—covering shopping, cooking and dining out there. A former Fulbright recipient and expat, she enjoys sharing her experiences as both an American and a traveler or expat with others. Diane has been published in Wine Enthusiast, Pink, Florida publications, and blogs.

H aving explored the Hungarian wine industry as an importer for three years, she is knowledgeable about their wine regions and varietals and the history of Hungary as a wine-producing country.She is focusing, these days, on covering both domestic and European travel, food culture, wines, and other beverages.  She shares her reels and foodie posts on Instagram at @getting_hungary.

Prior to teaching in Orlando, Diane served as a stringer for The Citrus County Chronicle in Florida, profiling volunteers, veterans, and agricultural business men and woman and writing about local travel. As a result, she was invited to serve as the primary writer on the Chamber of Commerce Directory of Businesses in the county.

Her website–GettingHungary.com—and social media (also Getting Hungary)on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram—focuses on the culture, food, drink, traditions, and travel opportunities in Hungary, in and outside of Budapest. Her Tumblr blog Diane’s Discoveries covers her domestic travel, mainly focusing on her explorations of Central Florida, train travel, and towns along the east coast.

A second food and travel website DiscoveryDaze.com focuses on stories and interviews regarding domestic food and travel primarily in Florida and New York and includes a Facebook page–Discovery Dazed.

Diane hosts three different podcasts available on her websites:

Dying to Know on https://HungarianAquarian.com (about New Age topics) and travel stories featuring haunted locations.

Getting Hungary on https://GettingHungary.com about food, wine, and tourism in and around Hungary.

Discovery Daze on https://DiscoveryDaze.com featuring food, Florida, New York and new destinations and discoveries.