A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
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
The obligatory school is only 9 years in Switzerland but in reality only very few are truly done with schooling after that. The curriculum in the school is different in each canton. For example, each canton dictates which second language… Read moreSchooldays and Teachers
Mistakes happen. Two of my many language mistakes happened while playing cards with friends. I wanted to say cut the cards! what I said translates into get out of here! or Get lost! (for the people out there who know… Read moreThe Wrong Words
Every year in July and August there are a number of open air festivals in Switzerland. As far as I know I attended one of the very first ones, if not the first one in Berne many years ago. It’s… Read moreOpen Air Festivals
Formal or informal? That is the question. There are two ways to say ‘you’ in German: ‘Sie’ and ‘du’, formal and informal. Of all the tricky things there are in learning a language I found this to be a difficult… Read moreYou can say you to me
Some things never change. When I was growing up and we lived in upstate New York every time we had out-of-state visitors we would go see the sights: Niagara Falls or dash down to see the Statue of Liberty. Now,… Read moreThe Top of Europe
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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