Expat Life in Switzerland

    Useful info & resources from 1+ year in Switzerland | Banking, housing, immigration, transportation, pets, taxes & more

    Last night with Sexy Kitty before leaving Switzerland

    A Night With Sexy Kitty

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    Our plans to leave Switzerland on October 1st didn’t materialize.  Like everything we do, even our travel plans from Switzerland to Germany were ill-planned and subject to change.  After just a few hours of sleep, we woke up on Halloween...
    Travis rides our rolled up mattress like a bronc

    Relocation Is Never Boring

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    Relocation is never boring if you’re married to someone like Travis, who simply can’t contain his inner cowboy when the opportunity presents itself.  October 30th was the day after his birthday.  It was also the last full day at our flat...
    Goodbye card from friends in Switzerland

    One Small Potato’s Birthday

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    In Switzerland, it’s customary to take a dessert to work to share with co-workers on your own birthday, which is the opposite from what we do in the US.  Since Travis and I knew we’d be in the midst of...
    Half timber houses of Goettingen, Germany

    We’re Moving To Germany!

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    In four days, we’ll be leaving Switzerland and moving to Germany to start what will be the next chapter of our lives in Europe. In July, Travis had a “Job Interview In Göttingen” Germany, where we spent a couple of...
    Last Swiss fondue before relocation to Germany

    Saying Goodbye

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    As Travis and I enter our last week in Switzerland, we’ve shared a flurry of farewell get-togethers with friends, starting with a dinner with folks from his lab at the University of Fribourg.  We knew it was the last time...
    Swisscom store in Switzerland

    Early Termination of Swisscom

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    The process of departing from Switzerland for a resident is a slow process, one that requires ticking off administrative tasks in the right order.  The first step is to officially report your departure to the local cantonal authorities.  For us,...