Oh The Places You'll Go! ....and we can't wait!

I am fortunate to have grown up in a stable home, in a stable neighborhood, in a stable community....I developed deep roots, strong relationships, and a strong sense of myself. My family always vacationed at the same fun place every year, always the second week of July was spent at a  lovely refreshing Catskill Mountain, NY, family resort. (Think: Dirty Dancing without the dirty dancing). I was always very comfortable with my childhood life....perhaps too comfortable. In 11th grade I had the opportunity to visit another country...Spain. I had only been to three other states at that point, so I was very happy when my parents were as excited as I was for me. I loved my trip. Europe looks so incredibly different than the US. The unique sights, sounds, food, language were so enchanting.  It was so fun to communicate with our counterparts...Spanish teens and learn about their lives and their interests. They were so similar, yet so different than we Americans. learned then that the world is a big, interesting, amazing place but so accessible. I was bitten....


OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! by Dr. Seuss 1990

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.

You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.

It's opener there
in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.

And then things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.

OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

Welcome !

hello friends and family,
Bienvenidos, Huen Ying, Willkome, Vitejte, Bienvenue, Willkumm....
Welcome to my blog! I am about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime with my family. We are moving from the suburbs of Chicago, IL to Zurich, Switzerland. My hubby has accepted a position there for three years, and we are looking forward to the adventure. I've decided to write a blog to keep interested parties apprised of our happenings. Immersing oneself into another country and culture is and exciting, amazing, rare, and valuable opportunity and I am happy to share our experiences with you. I look forward to learning as much about Switzerland as I do about myself. I welcome you to join us on this adventure.