A Swiss Family Breakfast

What to expect when a Swiss family has you over for dinner…and when a Canadian family has you over for breakfast.

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Swiss Shopping Woes

Grocery Shopping in France + iPhone Translator FAIL = Yet Another Expat Moment

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Thanksgiving, eh?

Tim and I planned a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate our first Canadian holiday as expats.  While most of you were enjoying turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie a week ago, the boys and I were still zombies recovering from the 9-hour time difference.  After a week of adjusting our sleeping patterns, visiting countless grocery stores, [...]

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The McFondue — I’m Not Lovin’ It

Tim doesn’t know this yet but I finally caved today and bought the boys their coveted “french fries, hamburger and dip” (dip being ketchup) at a Swiss McDonald’s. Sssshhhh! Unfortunately, it was my first awkward I-don’t-speak-more-than-ten-words-of-German experience and I nearly walked away with something called a Cheeseburger Royale that cost CHF 14 (that’s like 15 [...]

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