I live in Switzerland

So I don't really think it's hit me yet that I live over here. But every now and then something happens and I'm just like, wow, I live in Europe. And I have finally made a friend, her name is Grace, and she's from Edmonton Alberta Canada. We have hung out several times and have explored Rapperswil together. We are also taking German lessons in Zurich together starting tomorrow. I'm pretty nervous about it, but I'm excited about making more friends. I am hoping I can find someone to go into Zurich with me on Sundays to go to church. There are only German services in Rapperswil.
There are some interesting things over here. Like all the kids are naked, ALL the time. i\I know it's summer, and it's hot, but they just take off their clothes! It's so funny, when one takes off their clothes, then the others want to as well. So we end up having all four kids naked, plus the neighbor kids... all naked. They just swim and run around playing. So I haven't been taking a lot of pictures of the kids playing... because I don't want a bunch of pictures of naked kids.
I think the kids get this from the grown ups though. I have started playing volleyball with Jutta on Thursday nights. This past Thursday was our first night. I thought it was just going to be some other mothers she knew, but there were men there too. And one was very good looking, and we were the only two that didn't speak German. So he was talking to me a lot. But it was awful, because there I was all hot and sweaty and out of breath, wearing my purple tennis skirt because I don't have shorts to play volley ball in, and he's asking me all these questions like a reporter. Anyway, I played pretty horribly, but I'm going to go back anyway because I think it will be a good place to practice my German (that is currently non existent). And grace is going to come with us next week too! But anyway, before we all played all the women were in the dressing room, Jutta and I had gone in to talk to her friend Marianne. NAKED WOMEN EVERYWHERE! I was not prepared to see that. Just one big room, and one big shower, and everyone just stripped down. Needless to say I don't think i will go into the dressing room anymore! ha ha...
I have also eaten camel meat without realizing it. Last weekend I went to a wedding with the Schubigers and there was a sit down six course meal afterwards. Well, one plate had something on it that looking like smoked ham, and it was so good!! Like, the most amazing thing I think I have ever eaten, when I was done eating it Jutta was like "did you like the camel?".... I was a little surprised... but it was good!
Oh, I have found peanut butter! I was getting a little worried but Jutta brought some home yesterday from Migros, and it made me so happy, so Jande... Migros! Migros pretty much runs Switzerland... It's worse than walmart! Except awesome at the same time.
I went out into town last night for the first time with Grace. She came over to my house and then we rode our bikes up to the castle. We walked around for a long time because we were so nervous about actually going into a restaurant. But finally we got up the nerve and went to a place on the water called Deci 10. It has a bar, lounge, restaurant, and a cafe bar, which has coffee and alcohol, and food. We sat town and I asked the bar tender if her spoke English... he didn't, but another one did, his name was Mario. So we sat there and ate some pizza and had a drink, then this woman started talking to us, asking us how long we have lived here and telling us some things we should do. She was really nice, after she left Mario told us that she was the owner of Deci 10, so that was nice, chatting with the owner. Then these people behind us heard us speaking English and started asking us questions about Canada and The States. And they gave us the rest of their strawberry margaritas, which is not like anything in America, but it is made with fresh strawberries! The cafe bar closed at ten, and Mario wouldn't let us pay for anything. so when it closed up, Grace and me hung out with some of the Italian waiters from Deci 10, we just sat by the water in town and then walked up to the castle, then they walked us to our bikes and we rode home. But they were really nice and we were proud of ourselves for making some new friends. So now we think we will go there on Friday mornings when we both have the babies with us and get espresso at the cafe bar.
I don't think there is really anything else interesting to say, most days I just stay at the house and watch the kids, and go swimming in the lake, it has been so hot here, but the heat wave should be over now I think, and I hope.
I miss you Julie, Wende, and Jande!