Szécsényfelfalu is a mere 100 kilometres away from Budapest, in the North of the country. Its natural characteristics, rich fauna and flora, and its great climate make it attractive. The village is in a gorge, surrounded by rolling hills and cut in half by a stream, which flows into the Menes river. Barely more than 500 people live here, one of ten out of whom are Roma. During the 70s, people worked in the mines that surround the neighboring city. Some took jobs in nearby factories and agricultural co-operatives. After the county's industrial structure was reorganized, most of the professional workforce have left the village. Because economic activity nearly stopped, unemployment nears 40 per cent. Professional training s really scarce, and many of the working-age people are over 50, and have a very hard time finding a job. Because economic activity nearly stopped, unemployment nears 40 per cent. Professional training s really scarce, and many of the working-age people are over 50, and have a very hard time finding a job. This is a generally prevailing trend in rural Hungary, where the impending EU accession demands very high levels of professional training and education, and favors the young, energetic, urban work force -- the village of Szécsényfelfalu is the distilled essence of those national problems.