This is the story of someone who hit the RESET button and moved abroad, just to pursue a dream. Christian Martin Schäfer is a Swiss born actor...
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Anina Mutter
17 things you’ll never hear a Swiss person say (ever!)
Are you ready to learn some unexpected things about the Swiss psyche? This is a fun collection of phrases you'll never hear a Swiss person say.
Dimitri Burkhard
How children learn a foreign language while living abroad
Before we moved to Switzerland, my biggest worries were about our children. How will they handle a foreign language? Read about our experience...
Hanka Hurabova
16 Ways Swiss German is different than Standard German
The German speaking Swiss have a complicated relationship with their language. To show this, here are 15 unique words in Swiss Standard German...
David Feng
ICONSPEAK is a New Language Invented in Switzerland
Have you ever felt completely hopeless in a foreign country, not understanding a single word? ICONSPEAK is a new language...
Jérôme
What makes a language school immersive? Lernzentrum Turner may have the answer.
Switzerland is a linguist's delight. The variations in languages complement the diversity in this tiny...
Rajan
Here’s what you need to know about the Swiss French language
Even if you have studied French for years, you might be puzzled by how the Swiss French language differs from what they speak in France. Take a cornet...
Heddi
Mind your Language – My Quest to Learning German
It took me two years to realise how to converse with the Swiss "Leute" - be it in the German or French speaking regions. Learning German...
Marathon Gespräche: Talking to “Foreigners” in Switzerland
Switzerland has been getting more attention than usual, so we came up with the idea of Marathon Gespräche: A conversation series...
Christian