My name is, unsurprisingly, Paul Hellyer. I am a middled-aged, middle-class male living in New Zealand. I have strong ties to Hungary, through my wife’s family. We have lived in Hungary at various times in our lives, and maintain a strong on-going connection. I have a deep interest in Hungarian history and literature and have written on these topics for the Magyar Szó, the bulletin of Hungarians living in New Zealand. Many of the entries posted here were first published in that bulletin.
You can see me on Facebook here. I’m still trying to work out how these various social media sites fit together.
The title of this blog is taken from the opening lines of the Joni Mitchell song, Chinese Café.
I am not related to the former Canadian politician of the same name, although I get a small amount of e-mail that is clearly meant for him. Unlike him, I don’t believe in UFOs.
Hi Paul:
I enjoy your writing on Jozsef Attila. I ran across your site through wikipedia while reading the Jozsef Attila content. I have tried to connect to you through your Facebook link, but it seems like a dead link.
George
Hi Paul
I’m Bryan from Melbourne, Australia…There a a fairly large contingent of Hellyer’s in Oz, and my daughter and I (we also have accounts on Facebook), have recently been investigating our family tree…. along with leads provided by my cousin Kirsten Firth, who had managed to contact the US and South African “clan” contacts via Facebook, etc.
Any ideas on your lineage ?
Anyway, Regards Bryan *Hellyer*