A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
Sometime in everyone’s life you need or would appreciate a bit of luck, that is universal. Some of the luck-getting traditions are similar some different. Like when we moved into our new home a friend brought us a gift of… Read moreLucky all around – wish me Luck
Let me tell you about my Christmas’ before I moved to Switzerland and my first Swiss Christmas. Christmas time is a wonderful, magical, family time. Lights sparkle outside while cooking smells from inside the house multiply. It’s when you hope… Read moreMy First Swiss Christmas
English is everywhere. It’s on signs, advertising, names of stores and in the spoken language, too. But English isn’t always really English. Sometimes more like Germish or maybe we have just moved to the next level, into English 2.0. I… Read moreSpeaking English 2.0
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
Here is the “H” installment of my abc collection. I choose about three words and write about them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss. This week’s words start with “h”. “H” is for house, helping and how… Read moreCollection abc – H is for House, Helping and How true
Boo! Happy Halloween! What? In Switzerland? Yep, take a deep breath, relax, the world is one large melting pot. Switzerland has always looked to the United States about what to eat, so why not what to do. Quick history I… Read moreHappy Halloween in Switzerland!
Here is the “G” installment of my abc collection. I choose about three words and write something about them trying to relate them to Switzerland or the Swiss. This week’s words start with “g”. “G” is for gaming, guests and… Read moreCollection abc – G is for Gaming, Guests and Gold
A guarantee is not a Swiss invention and is certainly NOT only found in Switzerland, but it is definitely worth noting how the Swiss deal with guarantees. Most things bought in Switzerland have at least a 2 year guarantee on them,… Read moreCan You Guarantee that?
This is the “F” installation to my alphabet series. I take three or so random words and somehow relate them to Switzerland. So, “f” is for friendship, family and fairytales. is for friendship Friends are those rare people who ask… Read moreColletction abc – F is for Friendship, Family and Fairytales
This is the “B” installation to my alphabet series. I take three or so random words and somehow relate them to Switzerland. So, “b” is for babies, belief and boldness. is for Babies When I was born I was so… Read moreCollection abc – b is for babies, belief and boldness
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