When I spent a semester in Geneva back in 2014, I spent most of my time trying to escape Geneva. Sure, I liked Switzerland well enough, but it was never quite as exciting as other places. Budapest! Lisbon! Berlin! They all sound just a wee bit sexier than neutral, efficient, clean Switzerland. Funny thing, though: for the … More Zurich: A Comforting, Chocolatey, Cheesy Return to Switzerland
I graduate from law school in a few weeks. Whaaaat?!? That statement sounds odd to me for many reasons: it’s hard to believe that three years flew by like that. It’s hard to believe that I will actually be the proud owner of a JD not long from now. But mostly, it’s hard to believe … More Life in Switzerland: A Few Things I’ve Learned
Those who know me well know that I am tennis-obsessed (see: Exhibit A, Exhibit B). So, it should come as no surprise that the first – and only, really – thing I thought of when it came to the town of Basel was Roger Federer, who was born there. Yet, as I wandered around town … More Basel: A Springtime Stroll Along the Rhine
Sometimes, I wonder if I’m missing out on a big part of the Swiss experience: skiing. Switzerland is – to state the obvious – quite mountainous, and skiing is a big deal here. My dad has been trying to get me to embrace skiing for years and years now, but after trying it once in … More Jungfraujoch: The View from the Top of Europe
The fact that the towns of Gruyeres and Broc – home to fine Swiss cheese and chocolate, respectively – are so close to one another is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing in the sense that you can easily visit both in the course of a single day trip. And it’s a curse in the … More Broc: Sampling Sweet Treats at the Cailler Factory
Fun fact about me: whenever I climb up something – a steep staircase, a tall hill, whatever the case may be – I always think about that stupid Miley Cyrus song.1 It doesn’t matter where I’m at, or who I’m with, or what I’m doing at the moment; inevitably, I find myself with those lyrics … More Gruyeres: The Climb to the Chateau
One very popular day trip option from Geneva (seriously, I think every intern in town makes the pilgrimage at some point) is to visit Gruyeres and Broc. A few hours by train from Geneva, you begin in Gruyeres with its namesake cheese and then head on to Broc to tour the Cailler chocolate factory before … More Gruyeres: Let Them Eat Cheese
Here’s one good thing about visiting Lausanne: you’ll get your cardio. The city, located on the picture-perfect shores of Lake Geneva, is built up the side of a hilltop. While I have no doubt there was some brilliant logic behind this construction, it can be a bit exhausting when everything you want to see involves … More Lausanne: Enjoying the View from the Top in the City on a Hill
To state the obvious for those who know me (or who have been reading this blog for a while): I love the Olympics. Love, love, love them, perhaps bordering on being obsessed with them. However, since I’m abroad for the semester, I don’t have a television of my own. This means that, in addition to … More Lausanne: Finding the Olympic Spirit in Switzerland
Let’s be real: I traveled to Montreux primarily because it’s the home of the Chateau de Chillon, which is located just a few miles outside the heart of town. But after a morning spent Chateau-ing, I felt I should at least make an effort to see what else Montreux itself had to offer. At the … More Montreux: The Bluest of Blues
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