Wildlife park

Last saturday we went to a wildlife park near Zurich. It was a nice day for a walk, but the brochure did not mention how loooong the walk was (2 hours), or that it was uphill. It was cool to see some cute animals, like deers and linxes (?) and a bear.
You can find the photos here, and a video of the bear here. I also made a video of the Jamie Oliver cooking demo.
I've added a new recipe to the recipe blog: Tiramisu.
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not much to say...

Not much new to say, but I wanted to write something anyways.

It will be almost 1 year since we moved to Zurich! We just went to renew our residency permits, and soon we will have to renew our public transport pass. I cannot believe it! 1 year… more on this when the anniversary actually happens.

We have an appointment in the US consulate in Bern to go to the interview to apply to possibly get a visa to go to the US… notice the possibilities for error? First, get the appointment. Check. Go to the appointment with all the necessary forms filled out and all the required paperwork (bank statements, letter from work), basically you want to prove you don’t want to stay illegally in the US and that you have a reason to go back to where you came from. Then you have a interview where, depending on the officer conducting it, they grill you (like when we were asked to show them wedding pictures to prove we were REALLY married, I guess the marriage certificate does not count), or it will most likely just a polite conversation about what you do and why you want to go to the US. Then they decide if you are eligible for a visa or not. So cross your fingers October 4th.

Things I have been reading/watching lately:
photo above is from graffiticreator
Not Martha
Instructables
Henna page
Veoh

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The Naked Chef!

FIND PHOTOS HERE

Today I went to a cooking demo by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver! It was a fun and exciting thing to do. I watched his show on the food network, and I like his cooking style (although my favorite was Rachel Ray and those 30 min. meals).
It was held at a shopping center, on a tent outside, and the heat was almost unbearable (a couple of girls fainted), but not for me! I grew up on the desert, it is not really hot until you can fry en egg on the sidewalk!. Anyways, he didn’t stay long after for autographs, so I only got pictures. He made some salads and grilled meat, but the stove was not working properly so we had to “use our imagination” for some things (“pretend this bread is toasted…”), I think it made him uncomfortable and he was fumbling a lot for ingredients and utensils. I was meeting a friend there, and while I was waiting, I saw him just sitting there at a restaurant around the corner, so I snapped a pic (I felt like such a paparazzi!).
I think this was the highlight of the week!

Not much else is new. Abril is in Juarez, getting some tests done, so say a prayer for her acid reflux (well, not for the reflux, but for her to get better… you know what I mean). Oh! We booked a hotel for Oktoberfest! We will be going on the last day (October 7), I hope that wont be a problem. That is all for now, don’t forget to write!
Tschoos!

we're going home!

We Finally bought the tickets to travel home for Christmas! Well, the tickets will only get us as far as Dallas, and then we’ll just get another flight from there to El paso. (with a side trip to Ruston, LA in between) I am so happy, I already started thinking where I am going to eat, what I am going to bring, and to take … It is funny how when we were in Indiana, we missed Mexican food, now we’re here, and I miss American Fast food! I know, I should be ashamed! Yo quiero Taco Bell! (and BK, KFC, Arby’s, Wendy’s… and the list goes on).

We are currently planning our next adventure: Oktoberfest! We are a bit late with the planning, and it will be hard to find [affordable] accommodations and reservations, but I hope we don’t run into problems. I will keep you updated on that.

Las weekend I went to the movies with a friend. But this was not just any kind of cinema, it was Orange Cinema . Its an outdoor cinema that sets up next to the lake during the summer, and the screen is actually on the water. It was fun!

We finished reading the Harry Potter book. I loved it! It was very sad in some parts, and the ending provides some sort of closure... I really enjoyed reading it with Gera (we took turns reading to eachother).