Tag: The Swiss Family Carlson
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Cooking Curry!! A Swiss Family Carlson Adventure
In an effort to cram in as much as I could into my last month I took an Indian curry cooking class! Basel has a fairly large Indian community. There are a number of specialty food shops and quite a few curry restaurants around. I have always loved curry and I was excited to be…
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Culture Shock
We are officially back in DC. Actually we have been here for 2 weeks, but it doesn’t feel that long. My Mom and I drove across the country from the family farm in Iowa and pulled into the driveway at 7pm on the second day of driving. The first day of driving was filled with…
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Switzerland has Ruined America for Me
When Mark was first assigned to the BIS in Basel I never dreamed how much living in Switzerland would change us. Other than the language barrier, I thought getting around there would be breeze. We would move in, live there for 2 years, and then just fly on back to the US. Easy-peasy. How different…
Mindy Carlson 