Personal Travel Adventures

When it is only 6:30am and you’ve already been pooped on by a cow, you really wonder what the rest of the day is going to bring. Luckily for me, that was about as eventful (and dirty) as it got for me today. My day started quite enjoyably; hot coffee […]
“The Best Part of Waking Up is…..Getting Pooped On?” No, ...

After hiking in the Alps for a few days, it was time to head to Bern, where I will be spending the next month working and living on an organic farm. Not knowing what I would be getting myself into, it was not until we pulled up to the farm, […]
Settling Into my New WWOOFing Life in Bern, Switzerland

When I tell people I am from Nebraska, they just assume that I grew up on a farm. Little do they know that I actually come from a city with almost 1 million people (including the surrounding areas). So, when I told people that I was going to “live” on […]
First Day as a Swiss Farmer

School is wrapping up here at DoDEA (Department of Defense Dependents Schools) and the main question for polite conversation has been “So, do you have any summer plans?” The looks and reactions I have been getting to my “I’m “moving” to Switzerland for a month to learn to make cheese!” […]
Swiss Cheese Making: The Why, What, Where and How
I’m pretty sure you could put me on any beach in the world (albeit that it is hot) and I will think that I am in paradise. Put a cold Mojito in my hand and I just may never want to leave. However, there was something different about the Thai […]