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A weekly newsletter about becoming a Swiss-American in Switzerland when most of life has been American-Swiss in the USA.
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The Swiss Mickey Mouse is a blue parrot (opens the original)
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What shapes did your childhood cartoon characters take? A shirtless, glove-wearing mouse? A pants-free duck? A gang made up of a rabbit, canary, skunk, pig, coyote, roadrunner, etc.?Although he never got a TV show, the Swiss cartoon character is Globi, a human-shaped, blue parrot. Popularized by children’s books published annually since 1935, Globi has arms, human hands, and wears a beret and red and black-checked pants. He has two ovals as feet, and since the ovals are blue, I assume they are h
Stereotypical Swiss Postcard #4 (opens the original)
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At the beginning of the month, we spent a long weekend in Engelberg, a mountain valley town two hours by train from Basel, south of Luzern.On Saturday, Gabe and I hiked three hours uphill (up mountain?) from the valley to the Trübsee, the murky lake. The lake is also accessible by cable car. That’s how we got back down from the mountain.I wanted a hike of about this length, but perhaps not such an incline – the elevation difference was about 800 meters, or 2600 feet. I expected to hike uphill th
Adjusting to Swiss life with Gabe Bullard (opens the original)
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In a comment on my recent post about our first three years in Switzerland, ReSwissed subscriber Kitty wondered how husband Gabe was adjusting to life here. I periodically ask him, “Are you happy we moved?” and he always replies with something along the lines of, “I”m so glad we live here.”As Gabe’s first book is coming out in the U.K. and the U.S. this month, I sent him some questions about moving, the book, and adapting to Swiss life. If
Picking grapes in the Alsace (opens the original)
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Three Years of ReSwissing (opens the original)
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Many thanks to Alisha, ReSwissed’s newest paid subscriber. Alisha recently moved from Louisville, Kentucky to Lyon, France. If you’re interested in her adventures, she’s writing at Oh Yes Perfect!ReSwissed is and will remain a free newsletter, but support and engagement are always welcome, be that in the form of clicking the heart button at the end of posts, leaving comments, upgrading to a paid subscription, or sharing it with someone you think might enjoy reading it. Thanks, as always, for rea
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