Random Thought of the Day

I was walking the other day here in Switzerland and saw one of the cutest old ladies I have ever seen. Her hair was perfect, her clothes neatly pressed, and she had a twinkle in her eye. When I saw this, I realized that when I am old, I want to be just like this little old lady. I want to be dressed nicely and have my old hair all cute and proper. I want to be the sweet smelling, child spoiling, most loving grandma someday. :D

Sag es laut !!!

I seriously love this song and the words. I hope someone does this for me someday!!!!

Sag es Laut

Sag es laut,

wenn du mich liebst.

Sag es laut,

dass du mir alles gibst.

Sag es laut,

dass ich alles für dich bin.

Sag es laut,

denn danach steht mir der Sinn.

Hörst du was ich sage?

Spürst du was ich fühl?

Hörst du meine Frage?

Weißt du was ich will?

Es wird dir nichts passieren,

kein Finger dich berühren.

Mein Leben wird dich schützen,

wirst mich nicht verlieren.

Sag es laut,
wenn du mich liebst.
Sag es laut,
dass du mir alles gibst.
Sag es laut,
dass ich alles für dich bin.
Sag es laut,
denn danach steht mir der Sinn.

Ich werde Ketten sprengen,

trennt man mich von dir.

Mein Blut mit Eisen mengen,

deine Flamme brennt in mir.

Ich werde immer hören,

was dein Herz zu meinem sagt.

Vor tausen Engelschören

hab ich dich gefragt.

Sag es laut,

wenn du mich liebst.

Sag es laut,

dass du mir alles gibst.

Sag es laut,

dass ich alles für dich bin.

Sag es laut,

denn danach steht mir der Sinn.

Sag es laut !!!

I seriously love this song and the words. I hope someone does this for me someday!!!!

Sag es Laut

Sag es laut,

wenn du mich liebst.

Sag es laut,

dass du mir alles gibst.

Sag es laut,

dass ich alles für dich bin.

Sag es laut,

denn danach steht mir der Sinn.

Hörst du was ich sage?

Spürst du was ich fühl?

Hörst du meine Frage?

Weißt du was ich will?

Es wird dir nichts passieren,

kein Finger dich berühren.

Mein Leben wird dich schützen,

wirst mich nicht verlieren.

Sag es laut,
wenn du mich liebst.
Sag es laut,
dass du mir alles gibst.
Sag es laut,
dass ich alles für dich bin.
Sag es laut,
denn danach steht mir der Sinn.

Ich werde Ketten sprengen,

trennt man mich von dir.

Mein Blut mit Eisen mengen,

deine Flamme brennt in mir.

Ich werde immer hören,

was dein Herz zu meinem sagt.

Vor tausen Engelschören

hab ich dich gefragt.

Sag es laut,

wenn du mich liebst.

Sag es laut,

dass du mir alles gibst.

Sag es laut,

dass ich alles für dich bin.

Sag es laut,

denn danach steht mir der Sinn.

So much on my mind :) this family here is really awesome! First of all, this last week was fun, a little interesting only because I wasn't sure how the relative schedule was, but overall its very laid back! On tues. and wed's the little one (Dominic) has daycare so my day technically doesnt start until 12pm to pick up Kim the older one from daycare! Anyway the boys are really awesome, a bit hyper at times but overall really loving! They will just come up and cuddle with you when you watch tv with them. Its so fun!

So much on my mind :) this family here is really awesome! First of all, this last week was fun, a little interesting only because I wasn't sure how the relative schedule was, but overall its very laid back! On tues. and wed's the little one (Dominic) has daycare so my day technically doesnt start until 12pm to pick up Kim the older one from daycare! Anyway the boys are really awesome, a bit hyper at times but overall really loving! They will just come up and cuddle with you when you watch tv with them. Its so fun!

Dear Bryce

My Dearest Friend Bryce,

Right now you are laying in a hospital bed, unconscious and lord knows what is going on. I am more than 2,000 miles away from you but am worried sick for you nonetheless. I just want you to know how much I care for you as a friend. I know life hasnt been easy for you, and there have been ALOT of ups and downs, but I am so happy to know you have made it thus far and pray with all my heart you will continue to keep living. You have been such a breath of fresh air when times get rough. I love your laughter and sense of humor and I miss that so much! Even when things were ok over there I still missed hanging out and am really looking forward to your visit here! I remember all the good times we have had together, one being your dads retirement dinner up in park city, or just going to taco bell at 1.30am in the morning! I miss all the good times we have had and pray we can make more in the future. Please hang on Bryce, so many people love you and you have impacted our lives so much. I better see you again giving me a hug! love you so much and more!
Rachel

Dear Bryce

My Dearest Friend Bryce,

Right now you are laying in a hospital bed, unconscious and lord knows what is going on. I am more than 2,000 miles away from you but am worried sick for you nonetheless. I just want you to know how much I care for you as a friend. I know life hasnt been easy for you, and there have been ALOT of ups and downs, but I am so happy to know you have made it thus far and pray with all my heart you will continue to keep living. You have been such a breath of fresh air when times get rough. I love your laughter and sense of humor and I miss that so much! Even when things were ok over there I still missed hanging out and am really looking forward to your visit here! I remember all the good times we have had together, one being your dads retirement dinner up in park city, or just going to taco bell at 1.30am in the morning! I miss all the good times we have had and pray we can make more in the future. Please hang on Bryce, so many people love you and you have impacted our lives so much. I better see you again giving me a hug! love you so much and more!
Rachel

Adieu Degels, HELLO Steigers!!

Well, I have moved to a new family and its just awesome. The kids are super cute, with awesome personalities and have already taken a liking to me and me to them :)

First there is Dominic, he is 3. He is FULL of smiles and laughter. I just LOVE being around him because he just makes you laugh all the time with his contagious laughter.

Then there is Kim, he is 5. He is soooo smart and also full of energy but also very giving.

Nina, she is awesome, and I can tell will be an awesome host mom. She is so chill, but also on top of things so that is good. We have alot of the same opinions on alot of stuff so that helps. Nina is swiss, grew up in the French speaking part, but speaks Swiss German really well.

Duncan, he is really cool!! He is from London and being that I worked in a british company, I really understand the culture and the people are tons of fun!

Here is a pic of the kids! I dont have the parents yet, but soon to come!

All I can say is that I am AMAZINGLY happy. I dont feel uncomfortable at all going up to talk to them or just hangin out. More to come later.

Adieu Degels, HELLO Steigers!!

Well, I have moved to a new family and its just awesome. The kids are super cute, with awesome personalities and have already taken a liking to me and me to them :)

First there is Dominic, he is 3. He is FULL of smiles and laughter. I just LOVE being around him because he just makes you laugh all the time with his contagious laughter.

Then there is Kim, he is 5. He is soooo smart and also full of energy but also very giving.

Nina, she is awesome, and I can tell will be an awesome host mom. She is so chill, but also on top of things so that is good. We have alot of the same opinions on alot of stuff so that helps. Nina is swiss, grew up in the French speaking part, but speaks Swiss German really well.

Duncan, he is really cool!! He is from London and being that I worked in a british company, I really understand the culture and the people are tons of fun!

Here is a pic of the kids! I dont have the parents yet, but soon to come!

All I can say is that I am AMAZINGLY happy. I dont feel uncomfortable at all going up to talk to them or just hangin out. More to come later.

Alps

Alps

Vacation from HELL

Ok...so its about time huh? First of All I would really like to take the time to apologize to everyone who was sort of left hanging. I feel like I was walking through an endless tunnel that was spinning around me and all I could really focus on was putting one foot in front of the other.
As I mentione before, it really was hell living with that last family. I have come to a few conclusions of why it turned the way it did. My biggest conclusion however that I would talk about is the fact that they were over the top routine planners, and I am DEFINETLY not. I mean, I think its important to plan up to a certain extent, but being easy going just didnt seem to work there.
Now to tell you about the vacation or work week I should say.

Over Christmas and New Years I spent from the 26th to the 3rd up in the mountains, stuck in a cabin watching a rambunctious 2 year old. How fun is that? We couldnt really walk anywhere because we were so high up on the mountain that when I would walk to the bottom with her I would have to carry her back up...(did this twice...that was enough..). By the time the family would get back it was almost dark and I had absolutely NO where to go. I hated spending time with the family because I felt like my EVERY move was being watched and critizied somehow. Even if I would just sit somewhere I was asked what was going on with me. It really got to be too much.
As if that wasnt bad enough, I had planned a trip to go to my churchs snowcamp that was also taking place that whole week in the mountains about an hour away. I had been wanting to go to this camp from the first place because everyone talks about how awesome it is. Well since I was required to work, I asked if it would be ok to have the eve of the 31st off so I could celebrate New Years and would have to come back on the 1st BY 12pm so they could go skiing. *as if they werent skiing everyday already..
Well we figured that if I would actually have the 31st off then come back and work on the 1st it would be ok. Well when I got my 'schedule' it stated that I had the 31st off but had to be back by 9AM to work for them. WTF?? Anyway, well I had to do whatever they wanted so I set my plans to leave that evening and go out and come back (without any sleep...) just so I could let them go skiing. Well in preparing everything such as train schedules and such, the host mom GRIT decides that its not going to work and I need a different solution. She suggested I leave in the evening as planned and take the 1st off...I said well let me make a few phone calls to make sure its ok....she said she would talk to Uwe..
WELL: after speaking with my friend in the snowcamp about the 3rd time I made the plans and went with the host moms suggestion. I went over and told Uwe my new plan to have him give me a HUGE lecture about how a '23 year old girl should be able to plan properly' and that I have 'totally ruined there plans for the next day, etc, etc,etc.' WTF??? I WAS SOOOO MAD!! I took their suggestion to get slammed either way?! (this is just a small example of how I was ALWAYS made out to be wrong..)
Well I didnt apologize since it was their suggestion and went home for bed. In the morning when I came over to work, I had Uwe and grit at the table WITH the girls there when Uwe starts to get all passive agressive and complain about how the day was ruined, etc and their WHOLE vacation is basically ruined because I couldnt plan, etc....and he says that I can just 'leave' after breakfast because they dont need me that day (the 31st) or the 1st. And that the whole situation is now revolved around 'Rachel and Rachel gets what she wants and nobody else gets what they want.. and its just not fair' WOW....so I started to get upset and Grit bursts out and says, Rachel just tell us what you are thinking...I said I was really upset and that I was tired of always being in the wrong somehow, and then I was told that I was taking everything they were saying and making it negative against them. HAHAHA well that was it. I said I was leaving and left.......went straight to the snowcamp. Not even looking back.
Well anyway, I got back the next evening to have the host family all nice and pretending like nothing happened. Grit mentioned to me that they had a new girl coming in on that thursday (mind you that this was friday when she told me)..and that I would have to have everything packed by thurs and moved upstairs so the new girl could move in. This is when I suggested moving earlier...she said that we would figure something out and that she might need me that week to do some help while she cleaned. the VERY next day, I have to ride with Uwe and the girls back to the house in Anwil when he mentions that the new girl comes the NEXT day and not on thurs. GREAT...so he then says that I can even move out as early as that very night. Well how nice of them huh? But instead of taking it in such a negative way...I took it as an opportunity. When we got home, i started packing RIGHT away and moved out the very next day. It is funny because the lady who helped me, I guess Uwe told her he was 'surprised I was leaving so early' which was just a bunch of crap if you ask me...the goodbye was short and sweet and Uwe didnt even intend to say goodbye, he went into the kitchen!! I had to go back to the door and say goodbye to him.
I am very happy to say that I am no longer working for that family and that we all live and learn and I learned alot about myself and people in that situation. Now...on to my new family...new blog!!

Vacation from HELL

Ok...so its about time huh? First of All I would really like to take the time to apologize to everyone who was sort of left hanging. I feel like I was walking through an endless tunnel that was spinning around me and all I could really focus on was putting one foot in front of the other.
As I mentione before, it really was hell living with that last family. I have come to a few conclusions of why it turned the way it did. My biggest conclusion however that I would talk about is the fact that they were over the top routine planners, and I am DEFINETLY not. I mean, I think its important to plan up to a certain extent, but being easy going just didnt seem to work there.
Now to tell you about the vacation or work week I should say.

Over Christmas and New Years I spent from the 26th to the 3rd up in the mountains, stuck in a cabin watching a rambunctious 2 year old. How fun is that? We couldnt really walk anywhere because we were so high up on the mountain that when I would walk to the bottom with her I would have to carry her back up...(did this twice...that was enough..). By the time the family would get back it was almost dark and I had absolutely NO where to go. I hated spending time with the family because I felt like my EVERY move was being watched and critizied somehow. Even if I would just sit somewhere I was asked what was going on with me. It really got to be too much.
As if that wasnt bad enough, I had planned a trip to go to my churchs snowcamp that was also taking place that whole week in the mountains about an hour away. I had been wanting to go to this camp from the first place because everyone talks about how awesome it is. Well since I was required to work, I asked if it would be ok to have the eve of the 31st off so I could celebrate New Years and would have to come back on the 1st BY 12pm so they could go skiing. *as if they werent skiing everyday already..
Well we figured that if I would actually have the 31st off then come back and work on the 1st it would be ok. Well when I got my 'schedule' it stated that I had the 31st off but had to be back by 9AM to work for them. WTF?? Anyway, well I had to do whatever they wanted so I set my plans to leave that evening and go out and come back (without any sleep...) just so I could let them go skiing. Well in preparing everything such as train schedules and such, the host mom GRIT decides that its not going to work and I need a different solution. She suggested I leave in the evening as planned and take the 1st off...I said well let me make a few phone calls to make sure its ok....she said she would talk to Uwe..
WELL: after speaking with my friend in the snowcamp about the 3rd time I made the plans and went with the host moms suggestion. I went over and told Uwe my new plan to have him give me a HUGE lecture about how a '23 year old girl should be able to plan properly' and that I have 'totally ruined there plans for the next day, etc, etc,etc.' WTF??? I WAS SOOOO MAD!! I took their suggestion to get slammed either way?! (this is just a small example of how I was ALWAYS made out to be wrong..)
Well I didnt apologize since it was their suggestion and went home for bed. In the morning when I came over to work, I had Uwe and grit at the table WITH the girls there when Uwe starts to get all passive agressive and complain about how the day was ruined, etc and their WHOLE vacation is basically ruined because I couldnt plan, etc....and he says that I can just 'leave' after breakfast because they dont need me that day (the 31st) or the 1st. And that the whole situation is now revolved around 'Rachel and Rachel gets what she wants and nobody else gets what they want.. and its just not fair' WOW....so I started to get upset and Grit bursts out and says, Rachel just tell us what you are thinking...I said I was really upset and that I was tired of always being in the wrong somehow, and then I was told that I was taking everything they were saying and making it negative against them. HAHAHA well that was it. I said I was leaving and left.......went straight to the snowcamp. Not even looking back.
Well anyway, I got back the next evening to have the host family all nice and pretending like nothing happened. Grit mentioned to me that they had a new girl coming in on that thursday (mind you that this was friday when she told me)..and that I would have to have everything packed by thurs and moved upstairs so the new girl could move in. This is when I suggested moving earlier...she said that we would figure something out and that she might need me that week to do some help while she cleaned. the VERY next day, I have to ride with Uwe and the girls back to the house in Anwil when he mentions that the new girl comes the NEXT day and not on thurs. GREAT...so he then says that I can even move out as early as that very night. Well how nice of them huh? But instead of taking it in such a negative way...I took it as an opportunity. When we got home, i started packing RIGHT away and moved out the very next day. It is funny because the lady who helped me, I guess Uwe told her he was 'surprised I was leaving so early' which was just a bunch of crap if you ask me...the goodbye was short and sweet and Uwe didnt even intend to say goodbye, he went into the kitchen!! I had to go back to the door and say goodbye to him.
I am very happy to say that I am no longer working for that family and that we all live and learn and I learned alot about myself and people in that situation. Now...on to my new family...new blog!!

Hi everyone,

I am sorry for leaving everyone hanging the way I did. It has been really hectic here to even begin this blog.
Well, where to begin...
After a huge blow up with the family and agency, etc...my family and I sat down and discussed my future with the family. After really being tired of being treated like a second class citizen I decided it was time for me to move on. I told them that Germany seemed like a better fit for me and I had discussed possibly going to Munich. At this same time they decided to tell me that Grit the host mom has been offered a job that is full time and will need someone to be a full time housecleaner and childcaregiver all in one. By law I am not allowed to do this because Switzerland needs me to only work 30 hours a week...so I decided it would be best to move on and find a new job. I first looked into German school up in Hannover, Germany but trying to get visas and money for that program would have been next to impossible. However I was still looking into it and also had my profile up on a nanny website just in case...well a family from Zurich happened to contact me and sounded really awesome. I spoke with her on the phone and we decided it would be good if I could go visit her and her family before the holidays started. Well I met with them and it really clicked! The dad is from Britain and we got along briliantly, and the Mom is swiss and we all sat down and discussed politics and money until 11pm!! It was great! Well anyway on christmas day they texted me and told me they would like me to join the family. SO as of tomorrow (tues) the host mom will come and get my things and take me to my new home. It has an awesome view of Zurich up on the hill. I will post pictures later. As for the family there are 2 boys, one is 5 and the other 3. Yes alot of work but I only work Tues. through Fridays and then I have sat through Mondays off!! TO TRAVEL!!! and they will pay me double and then some for this job so thats really nice as well.
sorry this blog is so short or awkward....i am staying at a friends house and to type and concentrate is hard. but at least you know that i am in zurich tomorrow and will have a cell phone today. :) i AM FREE and its AWESOME

Hi everyone,

I am sorry for leaving everyone hanging the way I did. It has been really hectic here to even begin this blog.
Well, where to begin...
After a huge blow up with the family and agency, etc...my family and I sat down and discussed my future with the family. After really being tired of being treated like a second class citizen I decided it was time for me to move on. I told them that Germany seemed like a better fit for me and I had discussed possibly going to Munich. At this same time they decided to tell me that Grit the host mom has been offered a job that is full time and will need someone to be a full time housecleaner and childcaregiver all in one. By law I am not allowed to do this because Switzerland needs me to only work 30 hours a week...so I decided it would be best to move on and find a new job. I first looked into German school up in Hannover, Germany but trying to get visas and money for that program would have been next to impossible. However I was still looking into it and also had my profile up on a nanny website just in case...well a family from Zurich happened to contact me and sounded really awesome. I spoke with her on the phone and we decided it would be good if I could go visit her and her family before the holidays started. Well I met with them and it really clicked! The dad is from Britain and we got along briliantly, and the Mom is swiss and we all sat down and discussed politics and money until 11pm!! It was great! Well anyway on christmas day they texted me and told me they would like me to join the family. SO as of tomorrow (tues) the host mom will come and get my things and take me to my new home. It has an awesome view of Zurich up on the hill. I will post pictures later. As for the family there are 2 boys, one is 5 and the other 3. Yes alot of work but I only work Tues. through Fridays and then I have sat through Mondays off!! TO TRAVEL!!! and they will pay me double and then some for this job so thats really nice as well.
sorry this blog is so short or awkward....i am staying at a friends house and to type and concentrate is hard. but at least you know that i am in zurich tomorrow and will have a cell phone today. :) i AM FREE and its AWESOME