Category: Expat Life
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Traveling During a Pandemic
A global pandemic is something everyone is learning how to deal with. It is one of the few commonalities of the human race in 2020. The travel industry has been one of the hardest hit, and after my recent travels, it makes me wonder if travel will ever be as it was. First up was…
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My Thoughts on the Paris Tragedy
My thoughts on the Paris Tragedy. My thoughts don’t really matter to but a few of my closest family members, and that’s okay. My broken heart, like many others, has once again been ripped open, not yet healed from the other tragedies experienced recently. This will be one of those moments that I will recall vividly….”I was in…
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Swiss Heating
As the leaves are slowly starting the change and the temperature is beginning to drop, Tony and I are being reintroduced to one of cultural traits of the Swiss: heating. I am unable to determine if the heat being turned on has been pre-programmed or managed manually, but this morning I was quite warm on…
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The Dust Has Settled
It’s official – we are all moved into our new flat. I feel like a brand new person! I am so happy with our new Swiss apartment. I thought it would be better to pull together a quick video instead of posting a bunch of photos, so without further ado…
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That Does/Doesn’t Make Any Sense
So this Swiss expat is at the 7 week mark in Zurich. I cannot believe it. Simply CANNOT. On my walk home from work this evening, I started thinking about how many things here in Zurich either make total sense, or confuse the hell out of me. I would say it’s pretty evenly split, but…