it's been
a long time.
i hope you can
forgive me.
things have
been pretty
crazy around here
for the last
6 months.
i got pregnant.
i finished my phd.
i got a post-doc in switzerland.
i moved to switzerland.
not necessarily
in that order.
i had planned
to finish
my phd
in the spring
but in january
i was offered a post-doc
so everything
was
on overdrive
after that.
now
here i am
in switzerland.
starting a new job,
5 months pregnant
waiting for grub
to join me.
i hardly have
a moment to stop
and absorb
all these changes.
i am still
catching
up.
. . . . .
i now live
in Neuchâtel.
a french speaking part
of switzerland
between zurich & geneva.
i have a lot to tell.
but i
will start
simple.
today
i got up early
and went
to the market
with my two
fellow
post-doc
friends.
there's
a big market
each saturday morning.
i am still
a bit shy
about taking
photos here...
after we shopped
and
i successfully
bought what
i had on my list
(& discovered
1kg
is a lot of
spinach),
we took
a break
and had coffee.
i am adjusting
slowly.
everything
is so new...
from pregnancy
to living
in a foreign land
but i think
i will like
it here.
more soon.
ps
i like to
keep baby stuff
separate,
but if you are
interested
in
our wee grub
visit
wee grub blog.
xo
20 comments:
It's wonderful to read your words, see your photos and what amazing changes! Welcome back, gwen.
OH Bug! I'm so proud of you! You never cease to amaze me. :) Congrats on all your latest adventures. You will be such an amazing mom even though it's new and scary. You are a lady of great kindness and dedication so this little bug is in for a treat!
Email me your address so we can snail mail again. Also I have a new email.....ashleybakeryoga@gmail.com
LOVE you! xo
Ash
congratulations on everything!!! so happy for you and grub about all of these wonderful things. you two are going to be the best parents! and so happy to hear that you're feeling settled in to switzerland... it looks beautiful.
and ditto to ash- will you email me your snailmail address?
xox
well. this is all very exciting. I lived in a lovely monastic community outside of Neuchatel.. called communaute de grandchamp. just reading your words has brought back a ton of memories. I loved switzerland.
So jealous and happy for you altogethah....can't wait to see more..
p.s. am thinking of applying for a swiss artist residency! How cool would it be to get THAT one...?
Welcome back! Sounds like an exciting new adventure :-) Congrats on everything!
congrats congrats congrats! such exciting news all around. can't wait to follow along on all your new adventures.
Congratulations! Can't wait to see the wee baby grub!
I believe in growth through change, so it seems you are doing very well. A market visit and coffee are a great way to ease back into things here. Welcome to your new home and congratulations on your new mom-to-be status.
OMG!
What a glamorous cosmopolitan life you and grub (and now the lil larva) lead. I'm glad to hear you are safely arrived in Switzerland. Can't wait to hear more.
Many hugs!
So happy to see you posting again! Congratulations on all the fabulous changes that life has brought to you.
welcome back !
so glad you are safe and sound.
when does grub arrive??????
congratulations! so many exciting things happening. best of luck to you.
Great to see you back! That sure sounds like a lot of change, I hope it's going well. Those chanterelles look beautiful!
i have always loved your writing, gwen...and catching up here, and over at baby blog, well. it's wonderful, and wonderful news. congratulations and best wishes. and thanks for letting me follow along.
take care,
tara
WOW! hi gwen. so much new and amazing stuff in your life. congrats on it all. xoxoxo
It felt refreshing to see a new post from you finally! :)
i had no idea that you now live in switzerland! welcome!
and if you are ever in zürich, do contact me! i'd love to show you around.
ps
i'm a mum. i've got a 6 month old babe. should you have any questions about having babies in switzerland feel free to call on me.
agghh! gwen! i had no idea. i saw photos on flickr and thought you were just visiting switzerland. how exciting. huge congrats on the completion of your phd. you have worked hard! and congrats on wee grub, of course, and the postdoc! so much news. oxox to you!
hooray you are back! and overseas! and pregnant! how wonderful. all of it. congratulations!
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