A NEW APARTMENT !!!

SOUND THE TRUMPETS! RING THE BELLS!

We got an apartment! Finally! We saw it on Friday, May 23 and we made an application same day, we got approved on Tuesday, got the contract on Wed., got it signed on Friday, I took it to their office on Monday, and it was signed by their director … then it was official… as soon as we got the keys we started moving. It was outrageously hectic, but worth it.

The apartment is in the heart of the city, very near the train station and Lake Geneva. It takes Ken less than 10 minutes to walk to work. It is a one bedroom with a large living room/extra bedroom and a large kitchen-dining room. It is the first time that we’ve seen a kitchen that you can actually “hang out in”. We were drawn to it immediately. We even had our first “Nova Scotia kitchen party” the weekend we moved in! Even before we had really unpacked!!!

Send us an email if you want our new address. We will get internet by the end of June, and we both have mobile phones, but we probably won’t bother with a landline. We use Skype on the computer, so please let us know if you are also on Skype.

AND >>> OTHER BIG NEWS for the moment…

Wonda has a temporary job! A summer job, and it may lead to future work.
I will start on June 24th to teach English to youth at “Summer Language Camp”. I will teach in the mornings and do excursions with the students in the afternoons.
This will be good for me to get ‘known’ in the “teaching English world” in Montreux. I will also get to see some of the local tourist sites and discover places to go with Ken later. I am definitely looking for long-term work teaching English, preferably to adults… because they really want to learn! There is a strong need here, the pay is good, and I know from doing this work previously that it can be rewarding. I am looking forward to it.

This means I have changed my ticket home to July 23rd. This will give me a week at home before our big family reunion, and we’re looking forward to that.

So, life is going well for us.
We hope all is well with each and every one of you.
Take care of yourself and your loved ones.
Live today!
All the best,
Wonda and Ken