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20 March 2006
Long overdue...Renee's local girlfriends!
Through my German class at Bellingua I met some of the most lovely gals who have become my local support system and advisors to the workings of things here like dishwashers and laundry machines. Hardly trivial, the little things I learned from them helped me off to a solid start in Zurich! The best part is they're all smart, beautiful and fun and are from all over the world: China, Poland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Australia, England, France, and even that foreign place known as the East Coast!
Class was hard work - 3 hours per day, 5 days a week. We were only allowed to speak German during class and at the end we had to give verbal presentations! The blond guy is Gerry our teacher :)
Left to right: Gerry, Ying, Karen.
Elle - the Aussie - showing off Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Can you see Washington State on my hand drawn map in the background?
We created the tradition of having lunch together on Friday's after class, i.e. after our weekly tests. Here we are letting off steam in Manora after a tough one. Left to right: Olga, Albena, Karen, Reanna, Me, Ying, Aleksandra.
These ladies and I enjoyed an amazing Christmas meal at Cathy's home in the afternoon of December 16th. Cathy (in blue) is a fantastic hostess and chef! Can you spot her pretty Christmas dishes? 
Fondue night - practicing our German with the teachers!
Right side: me, Karen & Olga.
In honor of keeping Friday lunch alive in my memory before going back to work, I hosted one last Friday lunch get-together with the gals. Here are the lovely ladies left to right / back to front: Marie, Ying, Albena, Reanna, me & Karen. 
Now that I am not taking German class anymore I miss them all dearly. Was ist los? But we still get together occasionally checking out new restaurants or revisiting old ones we really liked the first time - and luckily we've moved these get togethers to the evening hours. They're fantastic!
Cheers girls!
~Renee
posted by Renee at 20:13
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