About a week ago Leah and I left our Swiss apartment with our two cats and 4 large suitcases and took off to the US. After a thankfully uneventful flight across the Atlantic to Atlanta and an unnecessarily frightening flight to Indianapolis, and we were met with family we had not seen in too long!
Since our great Exodus, we have been able to plunge back into our culture and it is Glorious ! We have had no disappointments and endless appreciation. We are both highly patriotic now. I have a flag shirt to prove it. We have seen many relatives and friends and it has been wonderful. I am currently focused on not letting my work and entertainment encroach on my 'people time' which had been at an all time low before leaving for switzerland. We have dominated the american cuisine...and apart from my exhibition style eating of 25 deep fried mozzarella sticks with liters of mountain dew...no strong adverse effects to the rich food here has been noted. In fact, Leah and I are determined to eat responsible amounts and we joined a gym immediately. So far so good...cheese sticks barred.
Other noteworthy things we have done include...
1) kissing the ground.
2) went to walmart.
3) went to the BMV and talked to the worker for 10 minutes about her family.
4) ate countless cheeseburgers
5) chased our nephews for countless steps (sometimes with silly string in hand).
6) went to church
Also, English is the most beautiful language. We have been talking to strangers like it is our job. I am still timid at business counters...but as soon as the English starts more information than could ever be needed starts to pour out. We talked to all kinds of people in the airport at Atlanta during our layover. Talking is a fun new hobby for me.
It has been a great return and perhaps some videos and pictures are going to be posted soon.
Since our great Exodus, we have been able to plunge back into our culture and it is Glorious ! We have had no disappointments and endless appreciation. We are both highly patriotic now. I have a flag shirt to prove it. We have seen many relatives and friends and it has been wonderful. I am currently focused on not letting my work and entertainment encroach on my 'people time' which had been at an all time low before leaving for switzerland. We have dominated the american cuisine...and apart from my exhibition style eating of 25 deep fried mozzarella sticks with liters of mountain dew...no strong adverse effects to the rich food here has been noted. In fact, Leah and I are determined to eat responsible amounts and we joined a gym immediately. So far so good...cheese sticks barred.
Other noteworthy things we have done include...
1) kissing the ground.
2) went to walmart.
3) went to the BMV and talked to the worker for 10 minutes about her family.
4) ate countless cheeseburgers
5) chased our nephews for countless steps (sometimes with silly string in hand).
6) went to church
Also, English is the most beautiful language. We have been talking to strangers like it is our job. I am still timid at business counters...but as soon as the English starts more information than could ever be needed starts to pour out. We talked to all kinds of people in the airport at Atlanta during our layover. Talking is a fun new hobby for me.
It has been a great return and perhaps some videos and pictures are going to be posted soon.
