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2013 Week 51: Bern’s Christmas market
There’s a market every week in Bern, most likely it’s very similar to markets across Europe, where you can find street food, herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables, cheese, hand-made crafts, knitted hats and scarves, didgeridoos and bongo drums. But during … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Life, Travel, Week by Week
Tagged Bern, Christmas market, customs, shop, Switzerland, travel
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2013 Week 48: Watch this Rendez-vous to brighten your day … and night!
It’s not often that standing outside on a cold, dark, drizzly, autumn night for half an hour can lift your spirits. But if you take the time to watch Bern’s Rendez-vous Bundesplatz, a light and sound show on the parliament … Continue reading
Posted in Just for Fun, Swiss Life, Week by Week
Tagged art, Bern, entertainment, light show, lights, music, production, Rendez-Vous Bundesplatz, Switzerland
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Week 49: Say hello to Samichlaus and Schmutzli
This week it’s my turn to be introduced to a new holiday tradition: the Dec. 6 feast of St. Nicholas, here in Bern, and the rest of German-speaking Switzerland, known as Samichlaus. It’s a fun celebration for kids similar to … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Swiss Life, Week by Week
Tagged Bern, Christmas, holidays, Samichlaus, Santa, St. Nick, Switzerland
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Week 23: Finished my races, ready for more
I huffed and puffed and crossed the finish lines. I did it. I set the goal to lace up my sneaks, my kicks, my go-fasters, and complete two races — to lose some baby weight, to get back into a … Continue reading
Posted in Body and Soul, Swiss Life, Week by Week
Tagged Bern, exercise, fitness, Frauenlauf, goals, Grand Prix, Running, Switzerland
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Moving to Switzerland while pregnant
This week was my one-year anniversary of moving to Switzerland. I can hear the collective sigh of relief from those of you familiar with my moving pattern. Take, for example, the three addresses I had within as many months of … Continue reading
Week 21: Leaving the baby with someone else
Sophie, for the first time, spent time with her grandparents and uncle without Mom and Dad. Equally as noteworthy, “Mom and Dad” transformed back into “Tara and Dominique” for a couple of hours. It was fabulous. We put the top … Continue reading
Posted in Week by Week
Tagged babies, babysitters, Bern, expats, family, grandparents, Switzerland
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Week 14: Three kisses
I wasn’t raised to kiss non-family members hello and goodbye. If I unblock memories of my teenage years, I suppose I might find a few random, squealy, girly hugs in there somewhere. Hugs and kisses between adults don’t seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Life, Week by Week
Tagged American, Armenia, Austria, Bern, culture, Denmark, family, Germany, goodbye, greetings, hello, kiss, New Zealand, Switzerland, travel, United States
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Week 13: Find your finish line
Goal setting is empowering. You see a feat you’d like to accomplish. You make a plan. Little by little, you chip away at it. Maybe it’s grueling. Maybe you stare down self doubt. But in time your confidence builds and … Continue reading
Posted in Body and Soul, Week by Week
Tagged Bern, finish line, fitness, Frauen lauf, goals, Grand Prix, race, run, Running, Switzerland, walk, walking
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Week 12: Zürigschnätzlets, language and food
The first typically Swiss dish Dominique prepared for me was Zürigschnätzlets and Rösti. Veal in a mushroom sauce with potatoes. He cooked this for me when I was visiting him in Bielefeld, Germany, where he was working on a project. … Continue reading
Posted in German, Swiss Life, Week by Week
Tagged Bern, cooking, expat, food, German, language, Rosti, Swiss, Switzerland, travel, veal, Zürigschnätzlets, Zurich
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Week 11 update: Taming lions
In my last post, Lions and tigers and nap time, I left you all with my grand intentions of getting out of the house, even if that meant messing up Sophie’s nap time. Scary stuff. Her naps did get messed … Continue reading
Posted in Operation Bedtime Bootcamp, Week by Week
Tagged babies, baby, balance, Bern, family, moms, naps, play groups, sleep, sleep training, Switzerland
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Another 52 Weeks 