Category: Expat Life
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Where is Tom Skilling When You Need Him?
Today I had the gross misfortune of witnessing the following: Friday there will be snow in Zurich – snow. What the hey Mother Nature?? I know my friends and family are saying the same thing in Chicago about the weird weather, but Zurich has been mostly terrible since I’ve arrived. Don’t get me wrong, there…
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It’s The Little Things…
One of my rituals in Chicago was to get a Starbucks – usually every day. I would always get the same thing – soy chai latte. Made my day, every time. When we first moved here, I was really nervous about the things I would have to give up. I didn’t know what to expect…
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A Movie Theater Adventure, Part 2 aka A Movie Review
So Tony and I made another attempt at seeing a movie today, given that it was another holiday in May (see my previous blog on the topic here). You may recall, our first shot at this ended up with us accidentally paying to see “This is 40” in German with no sub-titles. But we learned…
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Holiday, Celebrate
I have come to the conclusion that there is something about the month of May the Swiss love. I don’t know what it is, but this is the month with the most amount of holidays each year. I am on my 3rd or 4th one today and I never thought I would wish to be…
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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…