Atalante Annemasse

... mountains. Since we can't take the books out of the library (a good excuse to not work at home) we just leave them on our little desks. I have finally figured out exactly what I am writing about. At DePauw I am heading up a project called "Building Tomorrow" that will raise $45,000 to build a primary school in Uganda. Part of our mission is to "create global citizens" on campus by increasing awareness for issues of social ...

... of Geneva are teased about having large elastic smiles &#8211; no joke was given in support.<br><br>Other topics included healthcare reform not only in the US but in Switzerland too, where the cost of government mandated insurance keeps rising to the point of impossibility for some people. This led to a discussion on the respective strong and weak points of capitalism and socialized services, and centralized medical insurance, the world economy and where the ...

... could see the lake off and on as we rode. We left the train at Versoix, and pulled the suitcase a few hundred meters to where the car was parked &#8211; the Vernauds used to live here and know where to park for free. Then we drove a few km north to the shopping center at Chavannes where we stopped for lunch.<br><br>We caught up on the news over lunch and then drove on to the little village of Trélex, above Nyon. The Vernauds have a traditional Swiss farmhouse, part of which they have ...

... of time later, the French MD finally entered the room. He read my translated paper and decided to do a Fast Strep test. I explained to him that I commonly got sinus infections, reiterated those were my symptoms and asked for an antibiotic to clear it. He indicated he'd see what the Strep test showed. Another 20:49 minutes later he returned to share that the Strep test was negative and proceeded to write me not one but 5 ...

Uninteresting day, finally escaped Mulhouse thought I would have to stay there forever ha ha. Got the train to Basel again then a coffee I needed the toilet so went off to find it taking only a small amount of swiss francs with me as we did not have many as we had not been in Switzerland. I only had 150 and the toilet was 2 so I spoke to the woman and she would not let ...

... br>Afterthought<br><br>People always ask me where my favorite<br>place in Europe is and I always answer Switzerland, as the scenery,<br>the people, the food and the mountains keep drawing me back. After<br>visiting this region of France for the second (Annecy) and third<br>(Chamonix) times, I am starting to soften my stance on my favorite<br>spot. This part of France is dramatically beautiful and when<br>thinking about France as a whole, there are so many varied areas ...

... up with Diane's mom Carol and brother Geoff! So it basically was Jon and I intruding on some Bell and Ring quality time, its was great, they treated us like we were their kids too =). We then took a water taxi by the famous Jet D'eau, went down by the "beach" and played some beer bocce in a park. We were invited to join ...

We sadly left Chamonix and vowed to return there in the winter, and drove to Annecy. Annecy was kind of a repeat of Prague, beautiful old city, on the water, with canals... we were kind of sick of that scene by then. They are applying to have the 2018 Olympics there, with the ski events at Mont Blanc. It would be a nice venue for sure.

Hi everyone! Here I am in Swizterland - the land of cheese and chocolate I'm staying with my darling friends Julie-Anne and Tony, who live in the most divine house on the lake front. Julie-Anne and I flatted together mumble mumble years ago and at various times in my life they have taken me in to live with them, so it feels very relaxed to be with them again. Tony greeted me at the ...

... and give us such a positive and relaxed energy. It was amazing to see and learn who they had become and to form a new relationship with them, as "adults". Alexa, kid 3, had changed the most, since the last time I saw her she was 5 years old. She is now an absolutely amazing young woman. She has already recorded a song that she wrote and almost passed Mario World. She is so funny and smart and extremely confident. I have ...