Tony Prior was born in Prince George B.C. Canada but grew up mostly in Vancouver. Before entering the water business Tony worked in the hotel business, ran his own tour company and managed a large call center in Vancouver.
He now works for ClearWater Kft. as the Director of Operations. In addition to this he heads up the ClearWater Group training center, which runs management training programs on Leadership and Teambuilding in interesting locations such as river rafting in Victoria falls, Zimbabwe and learning to sail off the coast of Turkey.
Tony first arrived in Budapest in 1999 after spending 1 year in the Clearwater Moscow office. He is married and has 2 young children: Adam and Nico. His interests include squash, tennis, movies and music.
1. When did you arrive in Hungary and what brought you here?
1999. I was transferred from our Moscow office...hallelujah!
2. Have you ever been an expatriate elsewhere?
Munich
3. What surprised you most about Hungary?
Hot..very hot
4. Friends are in Budapest for a weekend--what must they absolutely see and
do?
Széchényi baths in the winter, wine festival in the castle district in September
5. What is your favorite Hungarian food?
Langos...until 2 hours after I eat it....then I hate it
6. What is never missing from your refrigerator?
Milk
7. What is your favorite Hungarian word?
Takarítok
8. What do you miss the most from home?
Courteous drivers
9. What career other than yours would you love to pursue?
Road Manager for Gomez, New Pornographers, My Morning Jacket or U2
10. What's a job you would definitely never want?
Gay porn star
11. Where did you spend your last vacation?
Austria
12. Where do you hope to spend your next one?
Rome
13 What was your favorite band, film, or hobby as a teen?
Elvis Costello, Talking Heads
14. What can't you resist?
Crack ...just kidding.....I'm over that
15. Red wine or white?
White
16. Book or movie?
Both
17. Morning person or night person?
Morning
18. Dog person or cat person?
Neither
19. Buda side or Pest side?
Both
20.What would you say is your personal motto?
Stay low....keep movin'