Moved into our new house
May 11th, 2010 Posted in FamilyIt has been a very busy 5 months since my last post, we have moved back to the US, have twin girls on the way, bought a house and I started working from a new office. A lot of change in a very short amount of time.
Our 3 1/2 years in Switzerland were a great experience, and while we decided we could not end up calling Switzerland home, there are definitely a few things we will miss. The feeling of safety and security, the efficiency of the public transportation system, the beautiful views of the lakes and the Alps, the Rösti (a Swiss version of hash browns) just to name some.
It was clear to us, however, that living in a non-English speaking country is too much of a challenge. Constant reminders every time we received a letter from the tax authorities, our local community or even most of our service providers, and all the work involved in trying to translate such notices (Thank you Google translate!) Most trying of all was being away from family and friends, having to get on a plane any time we wanted to visit with our parents (CT or Mallorca).
A picture of our new house:
Our new house in Sherman, CT
Now we are getting settled in, most of our boxes are unpacked and gone, and we are getting into our routines. We still have some things to sort and put away – mostly in the basement and office, but we are getting there.
We’ll work on getting some more pictures up in the near future, and get back to posting more regularly. 
