From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Question = Answer

April 30, 2008

Sissi asked me: My question is:how did you meet your husband ? Would you like to go back to the US ? ( to live there not to vacation) How did you meet your husband? Drumroll… I met my husband online. At the time it was very embarrassing to tell anyone. I even made fun [...]

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Will it be the jackpot or a small change?

April 30, 2008

Vilay and I are at a point where in three months our life will change. Again. It may be a little change. It may be a big change. It all depends on how we play our cards. With a little luck and a whole lotta work, we should be living in another village or city [...]

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The Avenue: Swiss Web tv

April 29, 2008

Very nice website. TheAvenue.tv – The Swiss Lifestyle Channel is dedicated to lifestyle, culture and events in Switzerland’s largest cities.

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Almost washed

April 29, 2008

Each week, I tell my husband to make sure he empties out his pants pockets. He responds that he always checks that his pockets are emptied. When I double check his pockets, there is still a random paper, money, or an occasional pen left inside. I feel he is responsible for emptying out his own [...]

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Daytrip to Neuchâtel, Switzerland

April 27, 2008

It was a warm day in the mountains, but not warm enough. So, we took the train to Neuchâtel where we knew it would be more to our liking. It always surprises me how much warmer it is once we get out of the mountains. In Neuchâtel, there were leaves on the trees! LEAVES! Vilay [...]

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The Jura in Spring

April 25, 2008

Our mountains are blooming with Spring. We are taking nightly walks as we did before the snow. The children run in the fields along the road and search for hidden treasures in nature while Vilay and I talk about how much we love it here. Here are some of my favorite photos I took: The [...]

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Stars without makeup

April 23, 2008

I found a gallery of photos of several glamorous stars shown with and without makeup. Some of the images are scary because the contrast between makeup vs. no makeup is HUGE. It really makes you think about what is beauty and what is not. After seeing these stars without makeup, I had to ask myself [...]

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My neighbor is crazy

April 22, 2008

It is the only explanation for her behavior. Yesterday, I did my laundry like always. I went down to switch loads out and noticed one of my son’s shirts that had been hanging to dry was laying on the floor. I didn’t think much of it and hung it back up to dry. The next [...]

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Confession of an expat

April 21, 2008

I have just realized that each time I feel isolated here in the Jura it is because of something going on with my neighbors. In the States, I would have simply thought I have bad neighbors. However, since I am an expat in a new country it is too easy to in a sense blame [...]

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Answers

April 21, 2008

Last month, I asked readers to ask me any question they wanted. Two of you did. Questions listed in order received. Question number one Debbie asked me: Hi there! just a few random questions for you: – favorite book – favorite movie – food you miss the most from the US!! Answers: I can’t really [...]

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Sunset – Moonrise

April 20, 2008

Living in the mountains is living close to nature. I am continuously surprised by the beauty of the unexpected. We were walking in the mountains around our village when I turned to see the biggest moon coming up over the mountain. It was huge. It was breathtaking. I wish I had a better camera so [...]

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Socializing in Switzerland

April 19, 2008

I have done some research online about socializing in Switzerland since my last post describing how I continuously stick my foot in my mouth while socializing in our village. My biggest mistake: Here in Switzerland you do not talk about personal subjects where as in the States we are fairly open with people. Once or [...]

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My husband, the French

April 18, 2008

…was not happy that the French will sing a mostly English song in the next Eurovision. It is the first time that France will sing a song in another language other than French since the Eurovision began over fifty years ago. Read about it here on BBC NEWS. My French husband did what would have [...]

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The foreigner

April 17, 2008

Is me. My small village is smothering the life out of me. I know I will never fit in this village. People in this village know each others families even two villages over. Swiss that move here from other areas of Switzerland (even the French speaking parts) are treated like foreigners. Here. In our village, [...]

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Park fun in the mountains

April 17, 2008

The snow that had fallen during the night melted quickly against the sunlight. I told the kids to put on their rain boots so they could wade through mud puddles and walk through fields. Half an hour later, we made it to my favorite park. There are only two swings and a slide. But, the [...]

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