I’ve been hiking with my Tuesday ladies for a solid year now. It’s my favorite day of the week, for sure. We drop the kids off at school, carpool out to some cool Swiss or German destination, then hike all day, eat a late lunch, then hustle back, exhausted and filthy and happy, to pick… Continue reading My favorite hike. Ever.

When you are living as an expat in Europe, the travel possibilities are mind boggling. France, Sweden, Poland, Morocco, Italy…I could go on and on. When you know you have a finite amount of time, the pressure’s on. Really, I could happily spend our two years here just enjoying Switzerland. There’s so, so much to… Continue reading Travel pressure and how we’ve managed to do it on a budget

Team Marini was ready to go this year! Nothing like last year. No more nervous anxiety. This year, they were old pros! Ready to charge into school and see all of the friends they’ve missed over the summer. Determined to find the new kids and help them out. So proud of these three. Go Marinis,… Continue reading First Day of School

On a sunny Sunday in Switzerland, we took a ride south to the town of Sattel, Switzerland, which is just east of Lucerne. There, we rode the revolving gondola, Stuckli Rondo, up to the Mostelberg station. At Mostelberg, you’ll find a kiddie paradise. A suspension bridge, a rodelbahn, a tubing run (snow free!), and a… Continue reading A sunny day trip to Sattel