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My First Swiss Christmas

December 22, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Holidays  christmas, eating, food, Switzerland  Leave a comment

Speaking English 2.0

December 6, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Language  daily life, languages, life, Swiss German, Switzerland  Leave a comment

What are you called? Nicknames

November 15, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Language  berne, daily life, dialect, names, nicknames, scouts, Swiss German, Switzerland  Leave a comment

Collection abc – H is for House, Helping and How true

November 3, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Alphabet  helping, house, Switzerland, taxes  Leave a comment

Happy Halloween in Switzerland!

October 31, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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!

Holidays  halloween, Switzerland, tradition  Leave a comment

Collection abc – G is for Gaming, Guests and Gold

October 27, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Alphabet  gaming, gold, guests, Switzerland  Leave a comment

Can You Guarantee that?

October 25, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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?

Life  guarantee, Switzerland  Leave a comment

Colletction abc – F is for Friendship, Family and Fairytales

October 20, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Alphabet  fairytales, family, friendship, Switzerland  Leave a comment

Collection abc – b is for babies, belief and boldness

September 22, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

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

Alphabet  babies, basel, belief, carnival, daily life, fasnacht, font, Helvetica, languages, Switzerland  2 Comments

Collection abc – A is for age, angels and ability

September 15, 2016April 3, 2026 Lisa

Fall is the beginning of the new school season. I thought what better time to start a set of alphabet posts than now. This is a series of posts where I pick a random word or words going through the… Read moreCollection abc – A is for age, angels and ability

Alphabet  ability, age, alphabet, angels, berne, health, politics, Switzerland  Leave a comment

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