Category: Living in Switzerland Date: Apr 21, 2008 User: Sheila
-It has finally happened! On Wednesday April 2, 2008 at 12:30 pm I have officially become a Swiss citizen with the three small words of "Je le promets". It took only one and a half years to go through the naturalization process and had to wait only 3 days for the new biometric passport. :-) Origin: Corsier-sur-Vevey (the same as Charlie Chaplin's) I maintain my US Citizenship as well. To my ancestors:+ more..
My Host Family
Category: Living in Switzerland Date: Dec 11, 2007 User: BreeSean
-My host family is actually my extended family. Suzy, the mother, is my fourth cousin twice removed or something like that. She is the child or grandchild of the brother of my maternal great-grandmother. Suzy and Urs, the father, kids were therefore also my cousins. Aline, then 5, and Loriz, then 1, were my charges for the summer. They were so welcoming and helped me make friends my own age.+ more..
Graduate School
Category: Living in Switzerland Date: Sep 28, 2007 User: E. Bruce Borner
-Arrived Geneva 1975 by plane from London having stopped there to visit a sister on the way to Switzerland from the USA. This was a first experience in Europe. Boarded a train in Geneva heading for Lausanne. Had first opportunity to use 5 years of High School and College French at arrival at train station in Lausanne. Asked simple question of a conductor who responded very nicely but whatever he said+ more..
rock climbing in Vaud
Category: Living in Switzerland Date: Sep 5, 2007 User: bluibug
-Some friends of mine finally convinced me that I should try rock climbing this past summer, and man is it fun! Not only am I learning a great new sport, but I'm outside enjoying the beautiful Swiss countryside. Last week we climbed at Pierre du Moëllé, about 1500 meter, in amazingly sunny weather. It was there that I also did my first lead-climb. How exciting! I can't wait to go again... just hoping+ more..
One lovely afternoon outside Luzern
Category: Living in Switzerland Date: Aug 16, 2007 User: carmenvonr
-One of my favorite Swiss memories is of an afternoon my best friend and I spent with my aunt and uncle on a drive through villages and past a lovely lake, somewhere around Zug outside of Luzern. We had ice cream at a hotel nestled in the green hills. It was sunny and warm, a June day. My aunt and uncle wanted to make a special dinner. They asked what we would most like to have. 'Veal!', I cried. My+ more..
