Looking back at one year...

A year ago today I moved to Switzerland! It's hard to believe that it's already been a year, and hard to believe that it's only been a year. Some of the highlights of the past year include:

Moved into a temporary flat

Wandered the city of Zurich

Moved into my current (lovely) flat

Hiked in the Vosges near Strasbourg

Went to the Zoo

Explored the forest by my house

Visited Neuchatel

Got lost in Bern

Started learning German

Saw Strasbourg in the spring

Hiked around the Sarnensee

Experienced my first Sechseläuten

Traveled around Eastern Turkey and Kurdish Iraq with the Pattons

Toured Ticino with Kara

Hiked up to Speer

Gallivanted around the French-speaking part of Switzerland with Jessi

Hiked by the Wallensee

Visited Geneva and CERN

Hiked near Leysin

Hiked in Braunwald

Day-tripped to Bern

Hiked a 7-Gipfel tour

Toured the Alps of Switzerland and Austria with my parents

Visited my family at our cabin

Hiked by the Oeschinensee

Hiked near Schwenden

Did field work on the Rotsee

Hiked a 4-Seen Wanderung

Hiked in the Engadine

Went wine-tasting in the Valais

Attended the Herbstmesse in Basel

Spent a weekend in Thun with my small group

Hosted 25 people for Thanksgiving

Shopped the Christmas markets of Zurich

Sampled the Christmas markets of Strasbourg

Enjoyed Christmas at home with my family


Hiked above Beatenberg

What a great year!