Swiss life

Hi you all! Hope everyone had a good week. If you are in California, I am jealous of you for those sunny day you are having! It's been raining all week long here, to the point I start to feel rotten inside. :) and my wardrobe is certainly not geared toward this kind of weather. the other day i even went to department store to buy a pair of thick tights so i can wear it underneath my skirts and capris (yeah i know that looks funny but well). That and a pair of gloves (i am glad i brought my favorite one!) did a good job keeping me toasty in my daily commute - yes, commute. This week I started my french lesson and it takes an hour of train AND bus ride to get there from where we live. Despite the rain, I do enjoy the commute very much. The train is clean, modern, and always has seats available. :) It goes along Geneva lake, with world-class beautiful scenary, the hot-off-the-oven pastries at station, plus all the fun to observe other passengers, all make the time pass quickly, and with pleasure (but Pascal told me i won't feel the same way after a few weeks, we'll see).

I've also been pretty domestic here, especially after discovering an array of asian products in supermarket! They even have the Lee Kum Kee brand sauces and quite some selections of instant noodles! I bought some oyster sauce, thai green curry, and am contemplating buying a wok. :)Eating out here is expensive so that makes cooking a logical choice. Simone (Pascal's mom) has some lovely (and abundant) raspberries growing in the yard so we pick them up once a week. We just tasted some delicious berry tarts she made out of it. it's yummmm. Pido (Pascal's younger bro) is the asian food specialist in the family and he's inviting us over for a sushi night. And of course we already had fondue, twice. Although, I do have to admit fondue goes better with winter, espeically when it's sub-zero and snowing outside. :)

The french class is both rewarding and frustrating. I start to be able to catch words here and there, understand the headlines in newspaper (with some guessing), but still far away from being able to carry a conversation. i know it's only the first week and i shouldn't be too anxious cuz learning a language takes time. but still. I'll take the class for another 3 weeks, then go to Germany to meet up with my friend Puk. I am already feeling restless and did tons of research on that. looking forward to the trip!