Now what?

Some of the bookstores have groups to read Hungarian books or authors' work in English.  There are some groups that meet to practice English.   There is a group in Szeged, too.  If you visit there. My closest friends are people I met at yoga classes, cafes and restaurants casually and continued friendship. There are many people retired in Hungary, especially BP so you might create a monthly meet up yourself.

jdatbs wrote:

Not really meeting many people. Would like to have a few multi lingual friends to spend time with and practice the language! Ideas?

"And whereas you might be raring to get more practice speaking Hungarian, a Hungarian is much more likely to be interested in practising their English or German."

The above from, and more, at the "Mistakes expats make in Hungary" thread:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=664356

I am semi retired and I think that question, now what?, could be asked in any country. It took me well over a year to adapt from the business of full time work to having a lot of time to myself. I even took on a little local part time job to use up some of my spare time and to increase my social contacts over the long cold and dark winter months. I find that I do not have enough time left to do all the things I wish to do.
If you follow the local press and social media you will find a full programme of social events in Budapest and the larger cities and towns. In addition there are many groups and societies many with English speaking classes and members.