but enough about that…

I’m going to Ireland for Halloween. YAY!
I’m flying out to London for a school conference and will be able to come out a few days earlier, which means that all I have to do is pay for the price of the ticket from London to Cork. AWESOME!
I won’t even lose any hours at work because [...]

9/18

1.23am
At Simon’s place. After exploring many lovely antique shops, went to Biel to have dinner with Emilie and her family. Had ice cream with aged balsamic vinegar, which is surprisingly tasty. Then had drinks with Sara, Simon, and Simon’s college friends. In just a few hours, seeing Monika (CAE June 2008)! Time for sleep.
7.29am
Made the [...]

9/16

3.29pm – Geneva train station
On the way to Bern for real this time!
Mafalda & I went to the Red Cross Museum, ate too much pizza for lunch, and explored tacky souvinere stores. Also went to an “American Market” which had random imported American groceries.
7pm
In Bern! Had a beer with Simon at a British bar — [...]

9/15

10.20am – Lutry
Laura turns on the TV to get the headlines from tele-text.
“Nooo! Federer lost!!”
“Wait, what does it say about Patrick Swayze?”
“Oh, he’s dead. I can’t believe he lost!”
“He’s dead!?”
“Noooo! Federer! This is horrible!”
“Who cares about Federer! Patrick Swayze is dead!!”
11.17pm – Geneva
At Mafalda’s (CAE Dec 2006) charming apartment, which is up 5 not-so-charming flights [...]

9/14

noonish – Lausanne
Laura and I were to meet Anna-Lynn for lunch but she cancelled again! We’ll meet at 3pm for a coffee, supposedly.
At a smokey restaurant in Lausanne. Hiked up to the cathedral and later watched an adorable clockwork show. Bought a completely unnecessary pair of shoes for CHF 10! Also stocked up [...]

9/13

11.45am – on the train to Sienne
On the train with Laura (GE spring 2008)! Had dinner with Marianne at her parents’ last night, played a cool board game with her and her 2 sisters, 1 sister’s boyfriend, and mom.
Heading now with Laura to her grandparents’ will explore Lausanne tomorrow and see Anna-Lynn and Michael Z [...]

9/12

sometime after 5 but not yet 7pm – Fribourg
So. Quite a few changes in plans. Anna-Lynn (CPE June 2008) had said on Mon she could no longer host me in Fribourg, but Marianne angelically re-extended her invitation to stay with her at her parents! Anna-Lynn and I were still set to explore Fribourg together, but [...]

9/11

6.05pm – Luzern
Relaxing at Pascal’s before going out tonight. Possibly meeting Tizian (CPE June 2009) for lunch tomorrow in Bern?
11.15pm
At a bar with Nick, Simon, Pascal, Sara, and Luca (I’m calling him Virgin, which pisses him off immensely). Played Kings! We all drank an embarrassingly large amount of beer.
Fourth Swiss German Lesson

Ig wet dini eier [...]

9/10

9ish am
Breakfast with Mato, on the way to catch the train!
Fifth German Lesson
fröhstöch
breakfast
oragensaft
orange juice
3:15pm – Luzern
At Pascal’s (CPE June 2008) fabulous house. Walked around downtown a bit, tried to have coffee in a castle on a hill but it wasn’t open yet. Going to see Nick again tonight, maybe Simon (CAE June 2008) tomorrow, trying [...]

9/9

11ish am
Woke up early to go to a special chocolate place for hot chocolate and croissants. Rode the train with Reto back to Zurich, continuing on to Aarau to see Mato (GE summer 2008)!
4:08pm
In the car with Mato, driving back from Basel. Had falafel & hummus for lunch, wandered the posh shopping district. Mato bought [...]