It’s been nine months since we moved to Switzerland, and I still haven’t written a post about the reason we moved here in the first place… Melissa’s job. Melissa works as a post doc researcher at the Federal Polytechnic University of Lausanne, in French, “École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne” (EPFL).  EPFL is one of two universities in … Continue reading Melissa’s Job →

On Saturday August 22nd Melissa and I journeyed to the very scenic mountain town of Interlaken, Switzerland.  It had been a few weeks since we did a sight-seeing trip, so we thought it would be a great place to test out our new camera.  After a two hour train ride from our apartment, we stepped out of the … Continue reading Interlaken →

What have we been up to since returning from America? Gardening: I am happy to report that none of our plants died while we were away.  My water bottle watering system worked well enough, although the basil was a little wilty, and there was still some water left over.  The only thing I would change, … Continue reading 23 August 2015 Update →

It has already been almost two weeks since we returned from Minnesota.  Our trip from July 23rd to August 3rd was fun, but also very busy.  We traveled all over the state visiting friends and family, trekking from Minneapolis, to Atwater, to Duluth, to Wolverton (near North Dakota), and down to Faribault. On Thursday, July … Continue reading Back in Minnesota →

From Thursday July 23rd until Monday August 3rd Melissa and I had a whirlwind vacation back in Minnesota.  After looking forward to the trip for so long, now that we’re back, I’m surprised and a little sad at how fast the time seemed to go, though I’m satisfied with how we spent our time, packing as … Continue reading Traveling Across the Atlantic →

When I started this blog last December, one of my first posts, titled “Subtle Differences”, was about all the little things I’d noticed to be different than in the U.S.A.  Now that a few months have gone by, I’ve noticed a few more things to add to my list. Drinking out of Public Fountains: Most fountains in … Continue reading More Differences →