School in Eysins

The idea is to have the kids learn French in a place where they are used to teaching languages quickly to a lot of foreigners. The bonus is they also get

to learn some German too.

So far we've been here two and a half weeks. The kids have been in school for two weeks and are settling in. They are picking up a few basic words and phrases but not too much. It's still pretty slow. Alek and Kelsey are learning the fastest though.

Brooklyn has had to jump into junior high school. She has a busy schedule and lots of different teachers. Not only does she have a gym class every week but swimming every Thursday afternoon. I'm so glad she can swim because she said everyone in her class is a good swimmer.

But the kids are really enjoying it here and still have a positive attitude. One of their favorite activities after school is to go grocery shopping in France (about 5 min away by car).

There is so much chocolate and delicious yogu

rt and chewy yummy bread. It's a feast every day.
We also had fun going to France by boat when Colin finally arrived. Every little village if full of flowers and looks like it belongs on a post card.

Another fun activity is the outdoor pools by the lake. They are unlike anything I've ever been to. One is lined with stainless steel to soak up the solar heat, another is a splash pool with fountains and the third is a deep pool for swimming lanes and they are all next to the lake- you can swim in that too.

We have some wonderful Swiss neighbors who are very welcoming and kind. The people are really nice and fun to get to know. There are so many rules in Switzerland: no noise after 8pm, mow lawn between 8am-7pm Mon-Sat (sunday yard work is against the law), virtually all stores are closed on Sunday, if you leave bikes in front of your house you can get a ticket.

But the nice thing here is everyone still trusts everyone else. Even if you buy something on the internet, you don't have to pay for it right then you can just get the bill in the mail. And if you say you will do something or be somewhere- then you will be because that is how everyone is.
We still can't believe we're here, but so far it has been lots of fun and we have made many new friends.
Of course we would love to have any visitors that can make it over.
We'll keep this post updated as we go.