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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Stay at home Mom |
| Location | Reinach, Basel Land, Switzerland |
| Introduction | Our family moved to Switzerland on April 15, 2010. We brought our son, Joel (1/15/2009) and our dog, Sullivan. We have moved into a funny house on the edge of Reinach, which is a suburb of Basel. We live close to the Internationl School, so their is lots of English. I am writing this blog to keep a record of this crazy and exciting adventure. |
| Interests | Being a wife and mom, riding horses, reading, running with our dog, hiking in the forests behind our house, traveling around CH, speaking English, learning German |
| Favorite movies | Sea Biscuit, Ricky Bobby, A Christmas Story, and Love Actually |
| Favorite music | Counting Crows, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Eyed Peas |
| Favorite books | Anything by James Herriot, Profiles of Courage, American Sphinx, Baby 411, Toddler 411, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen, and Listen so Kids Will Talk, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child |
You've got to make contact with the alien leader. How will you tell when the conversation is finished?
I feel like this happens to me everyday in CH. When I need to purchase something or find a place and I speak with a Swiss Person. It involves lots of hand gestures, head shaking, smiling and in the end I a pointed to the object of my desire or the door. In either case, I am usually exhausted!