Category: Expat Life

  • 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…

  • Zurich and Chicago – Same Weird Weather

    Everyone knows that summer is the best time to be in Chicago.  There are a million things to do: The same can be said for Zurich.  There are “party trams” you can rent.  Awesome. You can swim in the lake, have a picnic, rent a boat, hike a mountain, attend a festival, get fat on…

  • She Lived

    I am sitting in my London hotel room after a fun night out and I started to think about some things.  I wanted to get these down before I forgot because I feel they are big insights for my own personal life.  And yes, sorry to admit, this blog is not just for my ravenous…

  • 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…

  • Too Legit To Quit

    Well, it’s finally happened.  It’s here.  I am legal.  Oh yes, you heard it.  Legal.  Legit.  Almost too legit.  Too legit to quit…. I received my residence card about two weeks ago, and I find myself staring at it sometimes as though it’s not real.  There was so much effort, time and money that went…