There really is something wrong with a country that only puts one thing on their sandwiches. You can either have plain bread with cheese, or plain bread with salami... no lettuce, no condiments, no taste. But they do have something that I love for lunch called cheese cake. It is kind of a mix between a quiche and pizza, and they also have a sweet version of it with fruits. I have been having wonderful food here, some of it strange. I have also experienced some food sins that will probably send me straight to meataterian hell. I ate one day at McDonalds, which I never do at home. Thought I would see if it was any different, since I was told it was. The only thing different was that it was even worse than at home and about three times as expensive. They also list their fries as extra small, small, and medium.... but the medium is really huge. I have also accidentally eaten veal twice since I have been here, another thing I never eat at home. Between me not understanding the menus and Heinz ordering food for me, it has ended up on my plate... and it was good. Sinful but good.
I think I understand why Switzerland is politically neutral... no one wants to fuck with her. It is required by law that every man serve in the army. They go for a training session and then every year go back, similar to our army reserve. Every Swiss national must own a gun and keep it in their house. Every house is required to have a bomb shelter (no kidding) but most people use it as a wine cellar. Many of the mountains here are full of army vehicles, planes, and munitions. There is an evacuation plan for the area to move all of the citizens into huge bunkers in the mountains and shut down all of the roads and waterways in case of an attack. They are either very prepared or very paranoid. All cars have fire extinguishers on the floor of the passenger seat.
We went out on Gertrud and Heinz's boat one evening, which was beautiful and lots of fun. Other than that I have been working like crazy still, both on my work and helping Heinz. This residency has been a lot of hard work, but an amazing experience none-the-less. It is very hard for me to be on someone else's schedule all of the time, but it is driving me to work hard.
Here are some photos from the boat and a funny little sculpture I did when Heinz had me play with the steel cable.
I think I understand why Switzerland is politically neutral... no one wants to fuck with her. It is required by law that every man serve in the army. They go for a training session and then every year go back, similar to our army reserve. Every Swiss national must own a gun and keep it in their house. Every house is required to have a bomb shelter (no kidding) but most people use it as a wine cellar. Many of the mountains here are full of army vehicles, planes, and munitions. There is an evacuation plan for the area to move all of the citizens into huge bunkers in the mountains and shut down all of the roads and waterways in case of an attack. They are either very prepared or very paranoid. All cars have fire extinguishers on the floor of the passenger seat.
We went out on Gertrud and Heinz's boat one evening, which was beautiful and lots of fun. Other than that I have been working like crazy still, both on my work and helping Heinz. This residency has been a lot of hard work, but an amazing experience none-the-less. It is very hard for me to be on someone else's schedule all of the time, but it is driving me to work hard.
Here are some photos from the boat and a funny little sculpture I did when Heinz had me play with the steel cable.
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