A View of Switzerland

Children have a beautiful way of describing their world and what is so fantastic is that this is often coupled with an innocence that prevents them from really understanding just how true what they say or write actually is.

“I looked outside the window and saw high mountains, big grass fields and
thousands of wooden houses, and a large beautiful church. Behind a little
hill was a beautiful green and blue lake. I saw cows with bells on, klonk,
klonk, klonk. Men with a funny hat and long socks…."

“I see Italians complaining about a banana. I see the beautiful mountains
turning to red as the sun sets.”

“I see a lot of mountains covered with snow giving the mountain an ice cream
look. Trees without leaves just waiting for spring time to come. Snow covering
the ground as if salt fell over the ground on purpose."

"…one cloud reminds me of my mom’s frying pan.”

“I see below me the beautiful, glistening lake. The emerald rocky mountains. The
chorus of the bells that are strapped around the cows' strong necks. The rolling
hills with chalets planted on the tops. The dazzling dew set on the grass. Wow,
the big orange sun. Its mouth is beaming.”

"In the front, there were crumbling stone path splattered with rotting
persimmons. I could also see palm trees lining the path, a blue sky with puffs
of white clouds and hills rolling towards the blue lake. Switzerland curled along
one shore and Italy sprawled on the other."

Fribourg!

Last weekend I went to Fribourg for a Roller Disco! A blast from the past (before I was born...). And because I did no research on the area before leaving, it was a nice surprise to be surrounded by French language and culture.

Kerenzerberg - Grade 6 Trip!

My Big Black Couch

Pictures to follow... I told some people the other day that this couch is so big that when you come into my apartment you have no choice but to sit on it. It is just that immense and intense.
Thalwil had its annual community Give and Take (a chance to get rid of things for free) and for people like me to scrounge and not exactly give per se. I sent out early, wandered through the mostly broken furniture, I found a very practical lamp and began to walk home; quite content with my finding.
However, the Give and Take became much more lucrative when I caught a glimpse of what appeared to be an upside-down multi-section black leather couch in a truck, waiting in the drop off line. It was only about 20 feet past the vehicle that I finally put together the thought, "oh you have to just go and ask him about it!" Almost the next thing I know the line is moving forward, I jump in the truck, he pulls a u-turn and I sail away into the streets of Thalwil with the wind in my hair and a truck full of soon-to-discover HUMONGOUS couch! The mystery giver even helped me carry the parts up to my apartment on the third floor. He kind of indirectly consented to helping me anyways when he agreed too give it to a single woman, anyways.
So if you are due for a visit anytime soon, there is plenty of room on my couch for you... and roughly six others .