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Good Morning World!

Quick volleyball update...my team is doing really well! We are second in the league as of now with only one loss so far. I'm loving the chemistry that we have on the court and am looking forward to see how we do in the Eurocup this year! The bad news is that I recently pulled a muscle in my calf which limits what I can do right now...hopefully it wont take too long to recover!

On a spookier note...HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I miss y'all.

Welcome Back

Racklett: one of the reasons I wanted to come back...I'm dead serious. This picture doesn't do the cheese justice.



Perpetual Fog: something I selectively chose to forget about this place. It's back.

6 days later....

Only slighty green :)

Down For The Count

Look closely and you will see a unicorn horn forming on the left side of my face. thankyou italy....thankyou weight bar...

Schaffhausen...Teil Zwei!

The weather is warm (for now) so I've been reacquainting myself with the town and my beloved Rhein. Here is my reading spot number 1:


and my view of downtown and Munot, the castle:


and finally my Kindle ad with swan included:


Want hours of time to finally read all those books you've been meaning to finish? Just come join me river-side :)

Bern

I've been here one week so of course I had to get to Bern as fast as possible...It's such a beautiful city and has one of my favorite places to visit: the Barengraben. Bears people... cute ones. Here's a picture from last march. The cubs are a bit bigger now but still just as cuddly.


The city also has these crazy statues everywhere that you don't notice until you look close enough.


Yes. That is a statue of a man eating babies. Explain that one.