Hi all
I found this clever thread when I was searching for information about Switzerland on the web.
I’m 26 year old female. I moved to Switzerland last month from Iceland, i live in Oberglatt (kanton of Zurich) and really love it here so far. I’m planning to go to german language school this summer because I would love to learn more than the 4 words I already know
My interest are knitting, cycling, white wine and just taking it easy… yes and skiing! Im looking forward to next winter here skiing in the alps
Hoping for good advise or someone in same situation as me

Welcome to Switzerland (and to Oberglatt, I used to live there...)!

Hope your German will progress nicely, you'll need it where you live now

Best of luck and enjoy!

Welcome to the forum !

They have some great knits in Iceland, I regret throwing mine away when I moved to warmer climes a while back. Did you bring all your lovely woolies with you ?

Welcome to the forum and Switzerland, your volcano has allowed me many discounts on flights

I'm looking foward to skiing season as well, but havn't had enough of the summer quite yet.

Just out of curiosity, what are the 4 german words you know?

Welcome - there's a few of you blond-haired, blue-eyed mythical beauty types around on the EF so I hear (I'm playing the stereoptype card here).

I'm putting my money on: "Ich bin eine Isländerin"

Thanks
Yes, we have a great value of great knits and knitdesigns in Iceland. Ah that's to bad you don't have your knits away - you should start again.
I did bring Icelandic wool with me here for one item that i'm knitting right now

I found "Knitt it wear it", that's a knitting group here in Zurich. Think i'm going to join - looks like fun on their FB. Do you have any experiance of knitting groups in Zurich??

Thanks for the greetings
Well it's nice to hear something posetive about our volcano ashes around the world.. hehe But now we have put a stop to the volcano so no more discount for you my friend

These words i've picked up (I dont know how to write them though...) are grutsi, thush, gena and abfalszack! There you have it.. hehe oh and danke söhn... so there you go

Welcome from a fellow newbie

Haven't been here that long, but am mostly a consumer rather than a producer.

For knitting on the EF try here.

Thanks for the info

Shouldn't that be:

Ich bin Isländerin.

You tell me

Firsts suggestion from my side:

Get all the card for travelling like halbtax, monthly ticket and nachtbus and you will be safe.

Get a nice health insurance. Doctor are expensive here.

Go to spend the day eating BBQ on the lake on sundays.... you will meet everyone there.

Get the most of the sunny days, they don't happen so often...

And, finally, just enjoy life here skiing in the challenging slopes!

Been there several times, its quite nice.
Hope you settle in well & enjoy the settling in!
Bit more crowded then back home?

This thread is useless without pictures.

Welcome
Did you already picked the school where you would like to study the german ?
I have also plan to stat studying german, but i haven´t pick up the school jet.

Happy now?

Thank you for all these good tips!

Well I can´t say I find it so crowded. We live in a calm neighbourhood in Oberglatt. But i'm sure that it is crowded in down town Zurich..

Here is a video to remember Iceland by: ...just for the fun of it
http://www.inspiredbyiceland.com/share/