Tag: switzerland
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The Most Wonderful Trip of the Year – Part 3, Zurich, Switzerland
On New Year’s Day, we said our good-byes and began the drive back to Zurich. The snow-covered trees provided an extremely serene and pleasant view until we arrived to our hotel. So much of Zurich has changed since we left 4 years ago, and yet so much has stayed the same. I used to work…
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Galavanting Through New Glarus
To celebrate both my birthday and our wedding anniversary, Tony and I took a weekend trip to New Glarus, Wisconsin. Known as “Swiss Town” or the “Little Switzerland of America”, New Glarus was founded in 1845 by 108 Swiss immigrants. Coming from the Swiss canton of Glarus, they founded this small Wisconsin village which has…
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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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Visiting the Doctor
Last week, for the first time since living in another country, I visited the doctor. I am very lucky to work for an American company because all of my office mates speak English and therefore I can go to them for recommendations on these types of things. Questions like: You know, the important stuff. …
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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…