Switzerland

[The Swiss]

I was just wondering if there are any Swiss Portal members out there?

As many might now - and easy to tell by my screen name - I'm a Swiss expat, living now from quite some time in the US. If there are any Swiss planning to travel the US, don't hesitate to ask questions regarding the US seen with Swiss eyes.

And vice versa: If there is anybody here who plans on traveling to Switzerland, don't hesitate to give me a holler.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I hold a dual citizenship US/Swiss my family is from Eggerberg Switzerland just outside of Visp.

 

[The Swiss]

Cool! Do you still speak "Walliserdütsch"?

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Cool! Do you still speak "Walliserdütsch"?

No, I have my family history documented back to 1328 and it took me almost a year to find someone here in the US to convert the book accurately to English. It is written in Walliserdütsch. We were known as the mountain men in the area. Only confirming my love for the outdoors, its in my blood.:elkgrin:

What canton are you from?

 

[The Swiss]

What canton are you from?

A little bit from everywhere:

• Born in Zuerich,
• Childhood in Altdorf, canton Uri (mountain canton too)
• Youth close to Olten, canton Solothurn,
• Studied in Fribourg, canton Fribourg
• Moved from there to La Neuveville, canton Bern (Jura Bernois).

 

[CanuckMariner/Nomad]

Ich bin Schweizer.

• born in St. Mortiz, SE Switzerland.
• moved all over Europe
• immigrated to Canada and settle in the west
• educated in the west and California - engineer
• worked overseas for most of my career
• in W. Canada since 2000
• consulting P/T in Latin America
• Off-roading/Exploring western US/Baja/NW coastal MX since 2005

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