I suppose I should throw in my ten cent(imes, seeing as this is Switzerland)
Pretty soon, I'm going to be the only aupair who is living in Switzerland. And
boy, do I live in Switzerland. I live right in the Alps in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana. Check out that picture on the right. That is a big field at the end of a hike I went on in my first three weeks of being here. It's just up the mountain from where I live. I am getting really pumped for the winter because well, I live 100 meters away from a gondola station. Totally righteous. I am definitely going to be taking advantage of that once there is snow on the ground.
I arrived in good ol' Switzerland on July 7th. I guess you could say I went through a rough patch at the beginning of my stay, only because I am not super fluent in French yet and I didn't have any friends in the country. But eventually, after I got my 1/2 price transportation card, I made my way to Zürich for a
weekend and hung out with my friend Martin there. I would like to go back there someday soon with all the girls. It's a pretty cool city! The picture on the left is from the Sunday morning when I left my hostel. It's taken from the tram stop. It was absolutely perfect weather that day, even though the weather on Saturday was full of rain and clouds. The following weekend, I went to Pavia, Italy to hang out and party with a friend I know through horses, Marco. He was having a big party at his stable and so I came down for that (and to ride, of course!) I seriously can't wait until I bring everyone to hang out in Italy for a weekend. It is so breathtakingly gorgeous there, and Marco is a sweetheart and is an amazing host. Oh, and I think that was the best food that I've eaten all year. Best. Pasta. Ever.
Anyway, I'm really glad that I finally met up with Kelly, Erin, Tara, and Rosie. I have so much fun with them every weekend. I couldn't ask for a better group of girls to hang with! I also think that we're pretty lucky with meeting a good group of locals. We manage to have something fun and not "touristy" to do every weekend. My camera has been dead due to my inability to figure out how to charge it in Europe, so I unfortunately do not have any pictures to post. But I fixed it! So my battery is charging and there will be a plethora of pictures to come.
My mother is coming to visit me on Monday! I'm meeting her in Paris for 5 days, then we're going to Venice for the weekend, and then spending 6 days in Florence before heading back to the mountains to wind down before her flight back from Geneva. I promise to take a lot of pictures and show everyone. I am going to make her go with me to the café that Amelie was filmed at and we already have decided to take a picture of us kissing Jim Morrison's grave. So amped!
Okay, time for me to get some rest! Ciao!
boy, do I live in Switzerland. I live right in the Alps in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana. Check out that picture on the right. That is a big field at the end of a hike I went on in my first three weeks of being here. It's just up the mountain from where I live. I am getting really pumped for the winter because well, I live 100 meters away from a gondola station. Totally righteous. I am definitely going to be taking advantage of that once there is snow on the ground.
weekend and hung out with my friend Martin there. I would like to go back there someday soon with all the girls. It's a pretty cool city! The picture on the left is from the Sunday morning when I left my hostel. It's taken from the tram stop. It was absolutely perfect weather that day, even though the weather on Saturday was full of rain and clouds. The following weekend, I went to Pavia, Italy to hang out and party with a friend I know through horses, Marco. He was having a big party at his stable and so I came down for that (and to ride, of course!) I seriously can't wait until I bring everyone to hang out in Italy for a weekend. It is so breathtakingly gorgeous there, and Marco is a sweetheart and is an amazing host. Oh, and I think that was the best food that I've eaten all year. Best. Pasta. Ever.
I was a Swiss Goatherd, just in case you can't tell...
My sister and a friend - French Maids
But you know what guys - the week after that, before I came here, I envisaged a pretty lonely life, little did I know I would meet such an amazing group of girls that would make me seriously rethink my entire 2009 and maybe keep doing this for a bit longer. I think I might have been bitten by your bug.
Waiting for Erin to pee on a church.
'Sugar' the pony behind my house.
Marco in Parc Ariana waiting for the god damn bus F!
The Gex Trio (soon to be four!)
Ariana at dinner time.
In the forest near Gex.
When the lights went out at the Greniers in Gex.
Hawaii?
Erin and I soaking up the atmosphere.
3am Geneva Time. Lightning bolt reaction to the swan!
