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Category: The Expat Files

The Expat Files

How To Prepare For An International Move

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 24 minutes

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Impressions Of A Swiss To Scotland Transplant

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 9 minutes

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I Still Haven’t Seen The Matterhorn: My Top Regrets About Living In Switzerland

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 16 minutes

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My Experience With The Swiss Healthcare System As An Expat

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 27 minutes

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Inked Abroad: Getting A Tattoo In A Foreign Country

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 28 minutes

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Love Is Not A Universal Language: 5 things I’ve learned About Expat Dating The Hard Way

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 14 minutes

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5 Reasons You’ve Got To Experience Fasnacht Luzern

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 9 minutes

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How To Know It’s Time To Go

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 7 minutes

The Expat Files Travel

Oh My Goethe: How To Survive A Language Learning Intensive

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 13 minutes

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I’m a mess, and that’s okay.

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Alyssa O, Writer

Reading time 11 minutes

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I'm a traveling writer and all around sassy lady with a very low tolerance for comfort zones. This blog is for travelers, dreamers and all those who dance to the beat of their own drum. Push your limits, take the leap and discover this big weird and wonderful world with me!

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I know I said when I left you things just weren't working between us Anymore. You aren't spontaneous enough. You want to keep me in a box. You never surprise me. I walked away just soon enough. Soon enough to crave a visit. Soon enough the roar Of the Limmat in spring still Stirs my heart. Long enough that the rain drumming down The mist clinging to the Mountains like left washing Pulls me to it. Soon enough That the smell of manure in the spring The clang of the cowbell The twisted buttercups The church bells The call of a child Still settles in the corners of my mouth Turning the edges upwards With the sense that everything is right. We can't ever be the way we were. No. Time does it's job. It slowly stirs. It allows glacial changes we can't discern in our quick successions- The busy nothings that make A life in work. If I'd seen you the way I see you now Would it have worked? Could I have been caught between the fine cogs of your machinery Ticking along? Satisfied. Well we both know the answer to that question, Baby.

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