1. People always say "bon appetit!" before eating. Like, even in the cafeteria at work with your colleagues.
2. Speaking of the work cafeteria - this is BY FAR the best work cafeteria I have ever eaten in. It is also the most expensive, but today I had fresh pasta with clams for lunch in the work cafeteria. I mean, that is a huge change from the economy rice I ate every day in Singapore.
3. The transition at work has been less smooth than I expected. Not to say that it's been bumpy, just less smooth.
4. Spending ten minutes waiting for the bus without sweating is completely tolerable.
5. I still have not figured out how to manage the food shopping situation. Grocery stores are closed on Sundays (though I live near a Sunday farmer's market), and they close around 6:30 pm most days during the week. On Thursdays, they are open til about 7:30 or 8 pm. I try not to buy too much stuff at once because things spoil more quickly here (no GMOs!), but it's a tough balance between having enough food, but not having too much that it goes to waste! Tonight for dinner I ate 2 roasted carrots, a pile of sauteed spinach, and a strawberry yogurt. Not exactly a normal meal.
6. I do not remember as much French as I wish.
7. Public transport here is awesome. Maybe even better than in Singapore? I feel like the buses come a bit more often here than they did in Singapore, but I suppose that time goes by much slower when you're uncomfortable in the heat.
8. I took my first group exercise class tonight. It was all in French. I just tried to watch carefully, but I obviously couldn't follow any of the cues.
9. Out of all the co-workers that I've really interacted with so far, I think only one of them is actually Swiss! The rest are from the US, Russia, Belgium, France, and Italy.
10. I am very unfashionable compared to the other people I see in Geneva.
2. Speaking of the work cafeteria - this is BY FAR the best work cafeteria I have ever eaten in. It is also the most expensive, but today I had fresh pasta with clams for lunch in the work cafeteria. I mean, that is a huge change from the economy rice I ate every day in Singapore.
3. The transition at work has been less smooth than I expected. Not to say that it's been bumpy, just less smooth.
4. Spending ten minutes waiting for the bus without sweating is completely tolerable.
5. I still have not figured out how to manage the food shopping situation. Grocery stores are closed on Sundays (though I live near a Sunday farmer's market), and they close around 6:30 pm most days during the week. On Thursdays, they are open til about 7:30 or 8 pm. I try not to buy too much stuff at once because things spoil more quickly here (no GMOs!), but it's a tough balance between having enough food, but not having too much that it goes to waste! Tonight for dinner I ate 2 roasted carrots, a pile of sauteed spinach, and a strawberry yogurt. Not exactly a normal meal.
6. I do not remember as much French as I wish.
7. Public transport here is awesome. Maybe even better than in Singapore? I feel like the buses come a bit more often here than they did in Singapore, but I suppose that time goes by much slower when you're uncomfortable in the heat.
8. I took my first group exercise class tonight. It was all in French. I just tried to watch carefully, but I obviously couldn't follow any of the cues.
9. Out of all the co-workers that I've really interacted with so far, I think only one of them is actually Swiss! The rest are from the US, Russia, Belgium, France, and Italy.
10. I am very unfashionable compared to the other people I see in Geneva.
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