Introduction We already talked about the first year of Nicole in Switzerland, but the First week was again a completely different story. Over a year ago, Nicole stepped off the plane at Zurich airport. Her first week in Switzerland wasn’t the romantic movie montage you see on Instagram. It was Swiss German she couldn’t understand, […]
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Introduction If I could go back and talk to myself a year ago, before Nicole boarded that one way flight from San José to Zurich, I’d sit us both down and tell us these 15 things. Not to scare us off, but to actually prepare us for what was coming. We read the blogs. We
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Introduction A year ago, Nicole stepped off the plane in Zurich with two suitcases, a racing heart, and dreams of building a life together in Switzerland. She left behind her apartment, her cats, her independence, and everything familiar in Costa Rica to start fresh with me in the Swiss mountains. We’re not writing this to
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This weekend marked a sweet milestone for us: my sister invited us over to create our first ever Homemade Advent Wreath! This entire tradition was completely new to Nicole, so she had never created one before. And to be honest, I hadn’t either! I generally don’t have too much patience for decorative crafts and usually
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It’s that time of year again! The season around Halloween means cozy sweaters, crackling fires, and, of course, countless dishes featuring the mighty pumpkin. We cooked pumpkin every which way this year—in the oven, in the air fryer, and in the pan—but out of all the recipes we tried, this one stood out as our
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A few months ago, I was at Starbucks with my wife. Since I don’t like coffee at all, I decided to order one of their bakeries for a change. I chose the cinnamon roll. And oh my goodness, I was instantly impressed! They heated up that little roll, and the smell of the cinnamon and
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Nicole and I love a good weekend trip, but recently, we haven’t been able to go on too many because of a lot of stress and life happening. A while ago, we saw on social media that Europa Park hosts a special event during Halloween called Traumatica. Since Nicole is a huge fan of scary,
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For Nicole, Halloween has always been a big deal. Back in Costa Rica, the tradition is vibrant: people dress up, houses and apartments are decked out in spooky themes, and the atmosphere is electric. But here in Switzerland, the celebration is a little different. While it has certainly grown in popularity over the last couple
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After a year of living together and relying solely on Switzerland’s impressive, yet sometimes limiting, public train system, Nicole and I finally made the big decision: it was time to buy a car. We are generally big fans of the trains, but life eventually presented too many logical reasons to get our own set of
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On our last trip to Costa Rica, we didn’t just spend our time hiking volcanoes and chasing whales. We dedicated one memorable evening to soaking up the local culture in the best way possible: at a high-stakes football match! Attending a Costa Rican football game had been on my cultural exploration list, and thanks to
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