Category: Expat Life
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Moving Day….
…is tomorrow. I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve waiting for the reindeer hoofs on my room. Swiss Barbie Dream house, here I come…
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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…
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The Bells
Tony and I had an amazing weekend in Zurich. We hung out with friends on both Friday and Saturday night. Each place we went was new to us and amazingly fun. And of course, included cocktails. Everything is better with cocktails. Our temporary apartment is right next to the English Catholic Church, which is wonderful…
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Immigration Aggravation aka A Polish Missus
I have moved here to Zurich as an American. In most of my travels, I was able to enter pretty easily. I would flash my fancy American passport and be on my way, my passport one stamp heavier. When going through the visa process to move here, it came down to the wire. Every day…
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Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Anyone else like Sting? I really like Sting, and there is a great song of his called “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”. I don’t know what he’s talking about, but I find it resonates with me when I am waiting for the tram or train. I play the song in my head on repeat…