Category: Expat Life

  • Euro-Drunk

    Having lived in Europe now for over 4 months, and given my previous tours in European countries, I have come to a shocking realization – drinking alcohol in Europe is very different than in the States. What do I mean by this?  Quite a few things actually.  For starters, the alcohol is just better in…

  • The Business Kiss

    As a foreigner living in a different country, I have been learning a lot over the last 4 months.  While there haven’t been as many cultural adaptations to make as if I had maybe moved to Tibet or the mountains of Chile, there have been some things. For example, everyone here recycles and you do…

  • The Lake

    Growing up in and near Chicago, a summer time tradition was to go to the beach.  Almost every year on my August birthday, we would head to the zoo and then the beach, eating homemade PB&J along the way.  We would build sand castles and swim until the skin of my siblings and I were…

  • India Visa and Other Things That Happened This Week

    This week has been one of the most jam-packed in my time in Zurich.  It reminds me of the time Tony and I went to Sydney, Australia for 3 days and saw about 100 things. Sometimes I look back and like my short hair, like here.  Other times….. Anyway, lots happened this week.  First, in…

  • I See London, I See France….

    Since Tony and I have arrived in Zurich, we (and especially me) have had the blessed fortune to already start traveling.  Mine has mostly been for work, and I am very excited to have the travel continue throughout the summer. One of my favorite things about living here is the ability to just pop on…