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The importance of being wrong

May 3, 2012
ilovedad

One of the frustrating things about kids growing up is that there comes a time (far too soon) when they suddenly know things that you, as a previously omniscient parent, didn't know. I guess it's one of the early phases of gaining their independence.
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Mom is relocating

May 3, 2012
mom_relocating

Every expat mom or dad knows that moving a family from one country to another is a huge step. The main goal is naturally to make this transition as smooth as possible so that family members can enjoy their short or long experience in a new country as much as possible.
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Swiss life – but not as we knew it

May 3, 2012
nyon

We didn’t have to get our passports stamped, or cross a border. Our food comes from the same store chains, in the same packages, and the postman still delivers mail on a jolly yellow moped. But I can’t shake the feeling that we moved the family to a different country last summer.
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Benefits of extra holiday debated ahead of vote

February 28, 2012
Benefits of extra holiday debated ahead of vote

Increased productivity and more stress at the workplace justify more holidays for employees to recover, according to the unions.
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Back through the looking glass

February 16, 2012
Back through the looking glass

It’s not that Fasnacht is without its shocks – it is a pagan festival after all, for all its pre-Lenten attire: the jesters who terrorize the crowd at parades; the heart-stopping thrill of a Guggeband hitting its stride; the total ‘white-out’ when you’re caught by a confetti cannon; the slack-jawed surprise of tourists and...
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Carneval!

February 14, 2012
Carneval!

In Switzerland, Carnival are a big big festive time of the year. This February is no exception and big Swiss cities such as Basel, Bern, Fribourg and Lucerne, to name a few, have created their own websites so people can be updated on how their carnival will be celebrated.
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It only takes one good friend

June 6, 2011

Being the newcomer in town as an adult you don`t have time to spend five or ten years on building the same close friendship you have to your friends back home from childhood days. You will meet many nice and friendly people with whom you talk about the weather and maybe share a recipe...
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Amnesty’s 50th Anniversary

May 12, 2011

Join the celebration on Saturday 14th May in the Paradeplatz Zurich.
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Listen to Katzenjammer

May 2, 2011
katzenjammer2

The band roared and the audience answered and after three sets it was unclear to see who were more exhausted: the girls on stage or the dancing crowd. Please; I give you Katzenjammer!
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Andrea Levy in Zürich

March 31, 2011
Andrea Levy in Zürich

In Andrea Levy`s latest book The Long Song narrator July tells a story about slavery in Jamaica. "I believe you can be serious about your subject and serious about your book, but not necessarily just serious in the way you write it...the humour comes out through July’s observations". Mamizeit met with the author.
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