Moving From Utah to Switzerland as a Freelancer Was Tough–but It’s Still Better Than a Corporate Job

I’ve never considered myself a risk taker. I drive the speed limit (albeit in the right-hand lane), I go to church each Sunday, and I don’t take any drugs stronger than ibuprofen. I would have been perfectly happy to live in my hometown of St. George, Utah, my entire life. But, opposites attract, and I married an adventurer. In fact, he just got a yellow fever vaccine for an upcoming trip to Rwanda. (I’m not going; It’s for business.)

This is how I landed in Europe, and while it’s pretty vanilla as far as adventuring goes, living in a country where I didn’t speak the language (I do now) and trying to figure out a culture that places an extremely high priority on proper scarf usage, all while trying to build a career and care for a family here was extremely challenging. Here are just a few of the challenges:

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4 thoughts on “Moving From Utah to Switzerland as a Freelancer Was Tough–but It’s Still Better Than a Corporate Job

  1. I know I’m coming in a bit late, doing some catch-up reading, but please – expand on the proper scarf usage! Are they required, like a man’s tie? Certain patterns or shapes? Maybe there is a language of scarves like there is a language of flowers?

    For myself, I’ve mostly given up on scarves. They either look like they are strangling me or they hang down to my knees (‘m glaring at you, Infinity Scarf!).

    1. It’s not so much how you wear your scarf, it’s just that if it’s at all chilly and you don’t have a scarf on YOU WILL DIE.

      If your child is does not have a scarf on, it doesn’t matter if he’s running around, perfectly happy, HE WILL DIE.

      🙂

      1. Ah, yes, the ‘WILL DIE’ syndrome. My mother had that for driving. If you drive one mile over the speed limit YOU WILL DIE. If you get lost while driving YOU WILL DIE.

        BTW, thanks for replying to ‘old’ stuff. I was on vacation all last week and didn’t see your reply until today. 🙂

  2. Loved your article. I am a Swiss HR lady who moved to Virginia 10 years ago and I totally get what you are talking about! Still love the adventure though!
    Happy Summer

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