hey there, just found this forum and i think its great. Let me introduce myself. I have been in Zurich now for 6 weeks after moving here with my work, i am only 22 and its been a scary move to move away from such a solid group of family and friends in London. I am trying to build up my new life here but so far found it a little hard to make swiss friends, so i want to meet other expats in Zurich.
I will be living in Oerlikon, right now im near Hardbrucke and i am very much looking forward to my stuff arriving, nearly as much as im looking forward to the snow and skiing!

Any advice for setting up a new life in a new place where i don't speak any swiss german so far (apart from salut, danke and cioa)!

Danke

Jonathan

Yes, spend all day reading English forum, there's tonnes of advice on it . Welcome and enjoy your "honeymoon" phase...

22 that's nice... I bet this is really a big step for you.

*wish I could have this kind of chance when I were at your age :P , but it's not too late now tho*

I have to say it's not easy to make local swiss, but ... luckily I know a couple from work, and by chance from the net. So maybe when I could intro them to you one day

Jonathan, nice IP address, know it well
you'll find you get to know the place in no time - look out for after-work drinkies and so-on

Thanks, i'm looking to meet new friends and just get a life basically! Kinda been thrown in the deep end here! So any events let me know and i will be there. One thing i do like, its very close to London. I went home for the first time this weekend friday-sunday. Can't complain about the travelling! (and im glad i don't have to use the london transport system anymore!!!)

on your subject of getting to London, you'll soon find the tax and fuel surcharge for flights back to be upsetting - often more than the flight itself.

Good choice Oerlikon (despite what the lake-snobs say! ).

Watch the calendar and the events forums - nobody is going to mail you specifically about them, but you are always welcome

yes will watch out thanks alot. Oerlikon the new side looks ok, kinda reminds me of Canary Wharf a little bit. The lake snubbers are snubbbin it though, but for the first year i want to be close to the office and airport!

Exactly!!!

Imagine if I want to go home, then I have to take a 13 hours flight the least just on the plane, then another hour to get out of the airport and take the transport home..

So u should feel lucky my dear

Hey!
I'm so glad you join us! I was feeling the slightest bit sad because I couldn't seem to find anyone quite as young as me in the forum, but now there's you! So tell us about you, what do you like to do? I already know some people our age around here which would surely like to make a new friend!