Moving……things I wish I’d known

Moving……things I wish I’d known

On the brink of moving?  Preparing to leave a rental?  I found it all very different here to say the least.   And now that a few months have passed, I am psychologically ready to speak of my experience, although please bear in mind that the following article is based...
Summer holiday debit and credit

Summer holiday debit and credit

Are you playing the debit and credit game this school holiday?  Everyone is happy, plus, most people are happy – still in the positive column.  A slammed door, sniping back and forth, a wayward sibling elbow accidental (or not) – debit that positivity. We...
Five things I never knew I would love about Switzerland

Five things I never knew I would love about Switzerland

Arriving in Switzerland, I really had no idea what to expect.  Yes we’d made a couple of quick weekend trips before accepting the new job, but we’d done no real exploring.  Schools and accommodation were a heavy focus, alongside assessing whether we’d actually be able...
Summertime Transitions

Summertime Transitions

Summer heat brings with it the end of the school year and also the prospect of change. Current families due to move away, new families arriving -there’s lots of upheaval. And yet there’s also the changes that come with children growing up, that you can’t avoid...
Finding my Swiss niche – a journey to craniosacral therapy

Finding my Swiss niche – a journey to craniosacral therapy

Therese Desorbay first started living in Switzerland three decades ago.  Now living in Nyon, she reflects on how she found arriving in Geneva as a new Mum, as well as how she came to forge an evolving professional life for herself along the way.   “With a 3-month old...
Sending love, joy and comfort with books

Sending love, joy and comfort with books

Books have given so much to author Kyra Wilder, and now she offers her passion and knowledge to others, with her soon to launch book and gift business Needle&Hay.  She talks to The HUB: “I moved to Geneva in 2014 with a one-year-old, a three-year-old and a...
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