So, here we are in sunny Nyon, temperatures clearing 30 degrees every day so far and not dropping much at night. Alps to the left, Jura to the right and beautiful Lake Geneva (Lac Leman to locals, and who am I to argue) sat right there in the middle. There have so far been several lessons as a private tutor, one wonderful trip to church where we both felt right at home and were immediately installed as small group leaders (daunting!), one barbecue, four overly hot runs, one guest (my easy going sister) with two more on the way and much French taught. It's been hectic!
Things I have noticed about Switzerland:
When you take over a house you do just that, not a house and its light fittings. Several dark nights followed and some minor electrical jiggery-pokery: now we can see! Hosannas were sung over the brownie-points earned.
The cheese is really that good!
The trains really are that punctual!
Pistachio and chocolate is THE BEST combination of ice cream, flavours, c'est sure!
Electric velo-pass bikes (Swiss 'Boris-bikes') should be available everywhere! All of you who visit MUST try them.
Everything really is shut on a Sunday. Hello Sabbath!
Grass beaches, despite initial weirdness, really do work. No sand in pants = happy Rob.
On a more general note, I've started writing a book. It concerns marriage and fidelity and I have a lot of ideas to work out, so that might be a recurring theme here for a while. I'm just not sure how to treat a necessarily sexual subject in overtly Christian fiction.
So, what next for Rob? That's been a common question for months now and it's no different here, most often from folks at church. Back in the UK I was happy with the position that God had called us both here and there would be a right thing to do once I got here. Now I'm finally here and I'm in that period of reflecting, waiting and praying it all feels a bit odd. Still, it's early days, so we'll see. Maybe it's the writing, only time will tell.
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