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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My neighbor is crazy
Confession of an expat
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 [...]
Answers
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 pick a favorite book or movie [...]
Sunset - Moonrise
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 that I could share [...]
Socializing in Switzerland
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 twice, I have [...]
The foreigner
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, I have no friends. [...]
Park fun in the mountains
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 [...]
Confrontation
I confronted my Bosnian neighbor today.
I told her she did not have the right to put her clothes up in the laundry room on my day.
She told me she could use the drying racks because the racks were not mine.
I asked her if the racks were hers and she said no. I knew that they [...]
Respecting others is a problem for some of my neighbors
Laundry days are stressful for me. It has nothing to do with doing a week’s worth of clothes in a half a day. I have that down pat.
The stress comes neighbors. We have the great luck of living in the same building with the most selfish and disrespectful two families I have [...]
A promise
I feel like we have passed through a long winter in our life.
Vilay and I are looking forward to Spring’s promise.
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We are planning on my starting work next month unless there are some surprises we hadn’t counted on.
The past has taught me to NEVER count my chickens before they’re hatched.
While things aren’t sure, they are [...]
