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Life in Switzerland

Warmer

March 12, 2010

The very next day after my last post (complaining about the freezing weather here) the weather was warmer. It was almost normal.
Today, it was still warmer.
No wind.
I am a happy girl.  :)
In celebration of the lovely weather, we took a walk today up a little mountain road near our village.
It was awesome!
I am ready [...]

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Even the snow crunches

March 10, 2010

Now more than ever I remember why I HATED winter before moving to Switzerland!!!
On my way home today from the grocery the wind whipped freezing cold air straight through my very being.  I had a flashback to when I lived in Ohio and would run to my car as fast as I could. I [...]

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What I have today

February 27, 2010

On the way home from the grocery I stopped to talk with a neighbor that has lived in our village her whole life.  She tells me about how she would take long  walks with her children in the forests around here.  They would picnic and play in the forest before returning home.   She tells [...]

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Random photos from our walk today

February 21, 2010

When I opened the windows to air out the apartment this morning I could smell spring. It smelled so good outside and the sun was so warm on my face. I knew right then and there that we HAD to take a walk.
So, we did.
It felt great to be out in the mountains [...]

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Baitchai for children

February 18, 2010

The children in our village celebrated Baitchai again this year. They made as much noise as possible at each house until the owner of the house gave them money or candy to go away. :)
There weren’t as many participants this year as in the years past due to Baitchai falling on a school [...]

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