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Life in Switzerland

Time to catch up

August 27, 2010

Yesterday was hot, hot, hot outside. Today is a cold rainy day. My girls have started taking Italian at school through a special program. This is normally for students that have Italian origins. Since Italian is an official language of Switzerland the program is open to all students. They love it! Yesterday was a party [...]

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Taking it easy

July 12, 2010

We have been busy with summer, cleaning and moving in our new apartment, taking daytrips and LIVING like we never lived before in Switzerland. Did I tell you how much we love our balcony? It is seriously the most used spot in our apartment. I am so very happy to be free of the apartment [...]

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Our beautiful Swiss apartment

July 6, 2010

I am still recovering from the move. It was very hard and tiring. My feet still hurt. However, in spite of how hard the move was it was so worth it. In every way. Our apartment is beautiful. Have a look for yourself. Just ignore the remaining boxes and the morning dishes. *I started this [...]

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School boy

June 15, 2010

Friday is the big day! We will go to visit my son’s classroom. We will say hello to his teacher, classmates and his classmates families. The day that he pulled himself up to stand for the first time doesn’t seem so long ago. I noticed the other day how long and lanky his legs looked [...]

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Construction

June 14, 2010

We have construction going on here and there all over our village. It has been interesting to watch our village grow little by little over the last three years. Busy day today with laundry and continuing to organize for our move at the end of this month. I will meet with my youngest daughter’s teachers [...]

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Dreary

June 7, 2010

It is all grey outside today. I am doing laundry. Had to take down a neighbor’s (or more like a couple neighbors’) clothes from the lines in the laundry room…AGAIN. The tiny laundry room is a big mess with clothes (dirty and clean) everywhere. Not just my clothes. As it should be. A little grumpy because [...]

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Lost things

June 3, 2010

A ball cap someone lost and another person found. It is nice that in Switzerland lost things aren’t left on the ground or wherever they were lost and that someone takes the time to rescue them.

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Three years living in Switzerland

May 30, 2010

Since yesterday… We have been in Switzerland for three years. I went with the children to La Chaux-de-fonds to shop for shoes. Vilay stayed home to study. Three years ago, I would have been nervous to go alone by train with three kids in my new country. Even a little afraid. Now, I am at [...]

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My village has spectacular views

May 19, 2010

I have mailed off our signed lease to the landlord of our new apartment. It is official now. We know our next address! Vilay couldn’t visit the apartment with me due to work and school. So, he will only see our next home the day we collect the keys! Now if that isn’t trust I [...]

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Yesterday and today in photos

May 15, 2010

Yesterday, Vilay and I took a walk with our son around the village. We found sheep with lambs. Cute overload. Our girls were at a friends house playing so we decided to come back that night after dinner to show the girls. We didn’t forget our camera. Vilay took all the sheep and lamb photos. [...]

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Walking with my son

May 11, 2010

My son and I took over an hour and half walk today. We walked around the village and a little outside of the village. A few drops of rain forced us to pull up our hoods of our coats time to time. Mostly, it was clear and perfect for walking. We stood for several minutes [...]

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Rainy day walking in La Chaux-de-fonds

May 9, 2010

We got out of the apartment today to walk. In the rain. We went to Saignelegier and afterwards decided to go to La Chaux-de-fonds. I love the Carte journalière “Régio CJ”. With this card we can travel all over our region (using the train and bus) for an entire day. Most regions offer this type [...]

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Good start to the week

April 19, 2010

The lines to dry clothes outside have been put back up. Yippee! There is sun. Yippee! The kids are back in school after a two week Easter break. Yippee! We have found several nice and affordable apartments in Bienne, La Chaux-de-fonds and even Neuchâtel. Yippee! We are keeping our options open on where we relocate. [...]

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Biel-Bienne apartment search

April 11, 2010

We looked at an apartment in Bienne on Saturday. It was a beautiful apartment with lots of space for our family. The only thing I didn’t like is that there isn’t a yard for the kids to play outside. No matter, we will be out of the apartment most of the time walking in the [...]

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The end of the snow

April 9, 2010

I took the photos below last week before we left to visit Strasbourg. We took a walk around our village with my Inlaws. The girls were so happy that they could ride their bikes. The snow is all gone now except for some patches here and there at the very top of the mountain. The [...]

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