I have been inspired..........

I have been back in Switzerland for a week and have been inspired by my friend Krystal's blogpost at www.avillagetown.com to post about my first trip home.

When I was speaking to people about my first vacation home the responses I got were either it was going to be amazing or a complete mindf..!  I like to think it was a mix of both.

It was amazing to see my family especially my godson and his older brother, who was more excited about angry birds than seeing his "aunty". It was also amazing to see my friends new twin daughters and to see my friend who has just found out she it expecting. It was also really exciting to hear about my friend Nic's wedding plans. However,  it was also very strange, suddenly I could understand everything everyone was saying, I nearly got run over looking the wrong way on the street and everyone was the same but some how I felt a bit out of the loop.

So here is my list of things I miss -

Shops - so much choice and the abilty to express your individuality through clothing
Tesco - for choice in food and cheap prices (and its less minky than asda)
Family - it was really difficult when my godson didnt recognise me
Real ale - so much nicer than der stange's
Cars - being able to drive in a car

Things I dont miss

Chavs - minkers hanging around the shopping mall acting cool
snow - and Scotlands complete inability to deal with it
My old job - speaking to the friend I used to work with its actually got worse
Ellon - the same people in the same pubs pulling the same people (surely its not doing the gene pool any favours!)
Accent - OMG I would like to kill the Aberdonian and Aberdeenshire accent

Hope 2011 is as great as the end of 2010

the day i learnt my lesson the hard way.........

I originally wrote this post using a pen and paper (!) in a hotel in Bucharest.  I thought I loved Romania, the people, the culture, the food and the architechture.  I was so very wrong.  Bucharest does have its charms but travelling in a group of 50 and sitting in the bar with a glass of beer I felt so lonely.  I had no one to share my experiences with and realised rather pathetically late in my life that it was not Romania I loved but the friends I have there.  The sarmale is good in Bucharest but amazing when I am at my friends house.

This got me thinking about my life in Luzern, yes the city (town) is beautiful but thats not what makes me love the place.  What I love is all the amazing people I have met and the people I continue to meet.  I have made some truly great friends in such a short space of time and to them I would just like to say thanks x