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The New Year That I Celebrated Three Times
Posted on March 20, 2022 1 Comment
Life in Switzerland for a foreigner without family can be lonely. With the obstinate pandemic, lonely is an understatement. We all hoped the year of 2022 would be different and better. So we used our “witchcraft” by celebrating it again and again to ensure it. The international new year celebration for me and my Shanghai […]
The Show Must Go On
Posted on August 27, 2018 Leave a Comment
I skipped the spring after celebrating my birthday with 40 guests at home in Switzerland. I went directly to Shanghai. When I came back it was already summer. I thought I successfully brought a bit sense of elegance and style into this rural place. I thought the village people would feel excited or might even appreciate […]
A Winter in Summer – a short memoir of my life in Bangkok
Posted on October 10, 2017 Leave a Comment
Winter is slowly but certainly on its way to Switzerland. Last month I occasionally had to put on a winter down jacket and now I’m definitely wearing my winter boots each time I go out of our lake house. The view to the lake with mountains as background can be fantastic when the sun shines […]
so far the best party in Switzerland
Posted on June 24, 2017 Leave a Comment
Russian Summer Night party at Gustav Restaurant in Zurich. So far this has been the best party I’ve been to in Switzerland. I guess, it is because it was not organised by Swiss people and most attendees were not Swiss. :-p Most women were dressed up and wearing high heels. Many of them were […]
Jinglei Zhu 