I’m Swiss Norah Jones

It’s been an interesting couple of days around here. A new series of ads in Basel… And then Tasha and I went to Lörrach, Germany (just over the border) to a small music festival to hear a friend of ours. After the show we found out that none other than Norah Jones was going to [...]

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European Trends: Fashion Part 2

I hope you’re inoculations are up to date.

Because I am about to expose you to the fashion epidemic that is running rampant in every central European clothing store . Dear God, please don’t let it be contagious.

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Go Local

Some days I feel more European than others. Today was such a day. After a quiet day at the office (many people don’t work on Fridays), in humid 36C weather with no air conditioning (it’s not permitted in offices), I walked to the grocery store and came home with this: Re-usable shopping bag? of course [...]

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And the winner is…

I’ve watched more soccer in the past five weeks than I have in my entire life. You can’t avoid it here in Europe, and it dwarfs any sort of sports fanaticism for Lord Stanley’s Cup, the World Series (which does not involve even a fraction of the world), or the Superbowl (which is not actually [...]

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In the Footsteps of Caesar

I love history, especially ancient history. I can spend hours reading about the military expeditions of Roman emperors, the organization of Greek phalanxes under Alexander, or the mythology of the Egyptian Pharaohs. One of the significant factors that attracts me to Europe is the rich history of western civilization that is cradled here. I still [...]

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World Cup Frenzy

Maybe it’s because it only happens every four years and it’s beyond my toddlers-on-the-brain memory, but I don’t recall the World Cup being such a big deal in Canada last time around.  I guess it could also be attributed to the fact that we don’t have a contending team and in fact have only graced [...]

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Garbage

There are many, many aspects of European and Swiss daily life that I dearly love. And there are many, many aspects of European and Swiss daily life that I find cute/frustrating/confusing/awesome. I often wish that some of these things could be ported over to North America, but I know that the social and historical differences [...]

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