A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
English is my mother tongue. I like to think I speak it and write it correctly, too. About 360 million people speak English as their first language. Add that to the population who speak English as an additional language and… Read moreLanguages and Dialects
I try not to annoy people, you know, I want to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. I’m working hard on it but I think I’m light years away from my goal. Considering how many different… Read moreAnnoyed and getting Mad
When we lived in Berne, Ben and I gave lots and lots of computer courses. It took a lot of energy and money keeping up with and buying the newest program versions. But it was well worth it. We gave… Read moreGiving Swiss Computer Courses
Normally you have no control over what name your parents give you, sometimes you have a little control over nicknames. Sometimes. Actually, shortening names is done everywhere. I know of someone in America whose name is Charles William, his long… Read moreWhat are you called? Nicknames
There is so much joy in seeing a sparkle in someone’s eyes and knowing that you have given them memories to cherish. That childlike feeling of not knowing what you want to do next, everything looks like fun – let’s do it… Read moreA Joy Shared is a Joy Doubled
I live in the Geman speaking part of Switzerland. Not that they speak German here, no, Germans speak German, Swiss speak Swiss-German; quite a difference. Stick with me here, I’ll have you speaking Swiss-German in no time. Repeat after me: do-dee… Read moreGruessech!
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