It took me a month to find my current apartment (or six weeks depending on how you do the math), and it was the first one I visited. I’m SO HAPPY. It isn’t in town, but it has good bus and rail connections (am a half-hour max from downtown Zurich at any time) and the [...]
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Apartment Rant
Posted in Uncategorized on 31 October 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My Uncle
Posted in Uncategorized on 17 October 2011 | 3 Comments »
I was in a train headed for Munich when I heard the news. The curse of the expat is that no matter where you are, you are always too far away or otherwise in the wrong place when it comes to any major family event. My uncle had died and I had no one to [...]
Goodbye, Lausanne
Posted in Uncategorized on 24 July 2011 | 6 Comments »
I have accepted a job outside of Zug. In August 2005, I was quite sad to leave our tiny apartment in Kreis 4 for Lausanne. Now in August 2011 I will make the trip back alone in the other direction, this time to Zug.. After six years in Lausanne, I can’t say I am as [...]
Things I am loving lately
Posted in Uncategorized on 9 July 2011 | 2 Comments »
Since I haven’t updated in EVER, what better way to start than with some girl talk. Despite the rainy and cool weather we have had in Switzerland, it is summer, and that means -at least for me- bronzer, weekend getaways and lazy days lounging around. So what I am digging this summer follows those themes. [...]
States of grace
Posted in Uncategorized on 27 February 2011 | 2 Comments »
I don’t look for the big things in life. I’ve never been one to search out power, or glory or even success. What drives me and what I thrive on are the little things in life- a knowing glance from a friend, a comment made off the cuff, a cup of tea in the morning. [...]
Shameless Shilling for Lausanne Bloggy Friday!
Posted in Uncategorized on 15 February 2011 | 1 Comment »
Y’all- the March edition of Lausanne’s famous Bloggy Fridays is March 4th. As y’all know, I am one of the organizers. If you are in Switzerland and reading this, info (in French) can be found here, and the Facebook invitation to RSVP can be found here. Don’t be scared if you don’t speak French, among [...]
Brief thoughts on Egypt and digital activism
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged digital activism, Egypt, Lift11 on 4 February 2011 | 8 Comments »
Even though this is my last day at Lift11, I can’t help but think of what is happening in Egypt right now. I’m deeply ashamed to be American, ashamed of the Obama regime’s flipflopping between silence and complicity. Worse, I am so tired of people talking about Twitter Revolutions when Twitter isn’t central to the [...]
Friendly Programming Note
Posted in Uncategorized on 2 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have been doing some draft live blogs which should turn into posts either here or elsewhere for Lift11 so watch this space!
Programming Note
Posted in Uncategorized on 24 January 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Y’all…I really want to spare y’all the drama of going through 100+ comments on two posts just to read all the awesome and full of win articles and do a post with clean hyperlinks to what all of y’all wrote. I feel guilty because I gave y’all a deadline and now I am not delivering [...]
Convert Truths: Some Girls Just Don’t Get It
Posted in don't mind me I'm bitter, Uncategorized, tagged convert truths blog carnival on 16 January 2011 | 38 Comments »
This post is my contribution to the Convert Truths Blog Carnival. I’m in sleepless rant mode but always try to be professional One of the classic hallmarks of the feminist movement is that women sell each other out (for men), but men stand by Bros Before Hoes until the bitter end. Girls never, even if [...]
