The end of an era....

In the middle of the happiness and emotionally overwhelming time of having our first baby, after careful consideration, many sleepless nights, lots of stress, pro's and con's lists, days of both worrying and daydreaming, it's now decided and official... As of spring 2013, I will no longer be "Lost in Switzerland" but rather home in Sweden. 

Yep! We are moving.....and now that it's decided, I can finally exhale and allow myself to feel ridiculously excited about finally being closer to my friends and family again after what will be nearly five years in Switzerland (!). No words can describe how much I have missed them over the years while going through so many changes in my life and no words can really begin to describe the joy I feel inside at this moment, knowing that all those hugs I have missed so desperately, all those heart to heart conversations I could never have, at least not face to face, will soon be within my reach again....

Besides all the massive amounts of planning required now for the move....there is one other obvious question: What shall happen with this blog now??  It has brought me so much joy over the years....a relief and an outlet for so much I needed to get out of my system. I have found so much inspiration from the people reading and commenting and it has also enabled me to meet some amazing people.

Shall I continue to write from Sweden about our life and new adventures there? Would anyone be interested in reading it then? Please please let me know what you think by commenting here below, on the Facebook page or by sending me an e-mail (linda-lostinswitzerland@hotmail.com) ... Potential lack of comments/responses will be taken as a sign of a non-interest. Thanks a lot for your feedback =)

xox

The roller coaster called life....

Scared, happy, excited, sad, relaxed, angry, relieved, exhilarated, nervous, stressed, confident, not so confident ;) Well....I must say I'm amazed by all these different feelings that I've been having lately and they are all related to the upcoming change of jobs and moving to another side of the country.
The last few days it has finally dawned on me that all of this is really happening and it's stirring up so many emotions! I guess the only red thread I have managed to find in this entanglement is Gratefulness.  


I guess what I'm trying to say is that I am grateful:
- for the opportunity that came my way.
- that I had the courage to take another life changing decision.
- that my life is never boring...or plain.
- for the time I've had with my colleges and peers (I've learned so much from them!!)
- for the chance to get to know another area of this beautiful country and its culture.
- for finally realizing that you can only be completely in control of the changes YOU make...not the change of others.
- for the chance of meeting many new people, who I will continue to learn from.
- for all the support and encouragement received lately...even from very unexpected sources.
- for some of the luck that came our way, making this change less difficult.
- for the ability to FEEL all of these things!!! In the end, this is what makes life so interesting and rewarding ;))


"Life is a roller coaster.....there will always be ups and downs....but in the end, it's the twists and turns that you will remember forever."

xox

Linda - Lost in Switzerland...again.....

When I came to Switzerland, Schaffhausen to be more precise, 3 years ago, I felt literally Lost in Switzerland. As time passed by, this feeling of being lost has gone up and down and my life and head has been a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts, both about the past and about the future. 


Over the past year, this feeling of being lost has slowly but surely disappeared......so isn't it ironic, that just when this sense of calm has finally laid it's comforting, cottonball-soft, cover over me in which I have happily snuggled up, it is again time for a change? My life in a nutshell! 
Deliberate? Well....yes! 
Scary? A little! 
Exciting? You bet!!!


The decision was finally taken (jointly of course) and now the cat is finally out of the hat: We are moving to Romandie (meaning the French speaking part of Switzerland)!
New job! New area! New start! ....as of September.


I hope you will follow me there as I continue to be

xox

"Borta bra men hemma bäst"

It's now been nearly two years since I moved away from Sweden, and all though it's normally quite easy for me to adapt, to stay positive and think ahead, some days this is really, really truly difficult.

If someone would ask me if I ever regret moving - there is no way I'd ever say yes!!

What is there to regret? I love living abroad!!

I love this feeling of complete independence!!

It toughens you up and makes you a stronger person. It gives you the feeling that you are in complete control of your own destiny and that YOU, and no one else, is at the steering-wheel

- windows down, full speed on open roads, stereo-blasting with your favourite music, wind in your hair!! A daily dosage of light adrenaline hitting you in a slow, steady stream.

....but then, there are times, not often, but like right this minutes, when this indepencece can also switch over to complete and utter loneliness (borderline style) and when it does - a wave of sadness so intense and so powerful washes over you and in that moment it is as if you realise exactly how small you are in this world. You don't stand a chance.....

All you can do is just close your eyes and let it pass by....because just like fear of the dark or the anticipation just before getting a shot at the doctors-office, you know that eventually, probably almost instantly or at LEAST shortly it will all pass by and you will again be back in that drivers-seat! Smiling...looking into that rear-view mirror thankful for all the things you've seen, feeling happy for and somewhat proud of yourself for daring to jump!

To all my wonderful friends and family back home: I miss you ❤ Always.....

xox
Linda - Lost in Switzerland, feeling a liiiiittle bit home-sick...after all, I'm only human ;))

Lost....

...ok not really lost as in "Don't know where I am"...or "I can't find my way home"...
I know exactly where I am! I even have a GPS.
I'm more lost in the sense of "How the hell did I end up here" and "What the hell happened"...if you know what I mean!
Don't get me wrong. It was a conscious decision. Nobody forced me! In the end - I even insisted!

Free will is what it was! Now I'm more free that I ever imagined. My whole life changed when I moved here. Some things for the better and some things for the worse... Some I still don't know.

I will see this as my outlet of personal baggage! An offloading point for my inner thoughts (with some filtering) - but also a fun way to share my weird life experiences........who knows? Maybe I'm not as alone as I feel?

Ciao

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