If you clicked on the “Read my story” page, it means you want to learn more about who I am.
I’m really happy you’re here! I hope that by looking through my website and reading my blog, you’ll find answers to the questions you may have.
Don’t worry, I won’t write long novels about my life. I’ll just share the basics, enough to help you understand who I am and why I’m here.
Shall we start? Let’s start.
Early teens
Hi, I’m Patrick. Nice to meet you!
I was born in Hungary, and I still live here for now, but my goal is to change that soon. When I was 30, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. It changed many things and made life more complicated, but life doesn’t stop because of that! Curious why? Don’t worry, in time you’ll get all the answers.
Let’s start with my younger years…
In high school, I didn’t really know what I wanted to be. I was interested in many things. I went to an art school next to high school, tried several sports, and took part in many academic competitions. Still, I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to do as an adult. I was already studying economics back then, and I found it interesting and did quite well, but I didn’t really want to become an economist. Since childhood, I wanted to be an archaeologist, paleontologist, lawyer, astrophysicist, microbiologist, surgeon, and many other things, but in the end, I became none of those. Somehow, I never really fit in with my classmates, even back then.
After high school
After finishing high school, I was still not sure what I wanted to do with my life. In the end, I started a completely random university program in agricultural engineering, which I later dropped out of… it just wasn’t my world. Eventually, I returned to economics, but not without problems. Learning was never an issue, but focusing and concentrating was always hard for me. In high school, it was enough to pay attention in class and study during breaks for a test. At university, it wasn’t that simple. Sadly. I also never felt like I was in the right place, though I couldn’t explain why. Because of this, I slowly turned my attention more toward work.
During my student years, I tried many different jobs. I worked in a factory, in a warehouse, in a call center for years, and similar places. At the same time, after several unsuccessful attempts, I quit university. It wasn’t about studying, I just couldn’t be mentally present. I guess you’ve felt something like this in your life too, right? Eventually, I realized this situation wasn’t good, so I decided to move in a different direction.
I completed a fast-track financial and accounting program that normally takes two years, but I finished it in eight months. After that, I worked at a logistics company as a site manager. Then Covid happened, and problems came with it. During that time, I worked as a Wolt courier. I liked it because I could move freely during lockdown while working. The city was empty at night, only police officers, couriers, and taxi drivers were outside. I loved it! However, back then I struggled with managing my own time properly, or rather with staying motivated all the time. So I decided that another change was needed. That’s why I applied to university again in 2021.
I got accepted, completed the program successfully, and studied quite easily and well almost the whole time. It surprised me, but I was happy about it. By chance, I also started working at the office of a student cooperative, where I later became an office manager. I continued university with another program, even though I started it at the age of 29, but it’s never too late to learn, right? This also went well, until spring 2025. Throughout my life, I faced losses and difficulties, but this time everything came at once. A long relationship ended, and at the same time a serious illness appeared with severe pain, something I didn’t know before. I lost 15 kilos in one month, needed a life-saving surgery, and then found out it was Crohn’s disease. Luckily, it was detected early, biological therapy was started, and at the moment everything seems to be under control.
Nowadays
And since then?
Since then, I’ve been going through big changes, not physically, but mentally. It started with me not giving up. One week after surgery, I was already working. If needed, I stood through entire university classes because I wasn’t allowed to sit after the surgery. Later, I accepted that this is my situation now. Of course, I had to change all my plans. The big dream was to live abroad, maybe travel the world, but in this situation, that’s not an option… for now. I accepted the diet changes and the fact that this is how things are at the moment. I can’t change everything now, but I can in the future. That became one of my goals. Another goal is to learn skills that can make my life easier in the future. I consulted an English teacher because speaking was always harder for me, started building my future virtual assistant profile, and of course, I started this blog.
So this is where I am now.
This isn’t the very beginning, but I’m still at the start of the journey. My goal is to share every thought, knowledge, experience, failure, and moment that might help others who are maybe walking a similar path to mine.