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Flying back from Vancouver to Zurich

December 2019 Here in Switzerland, the Dobbertin family is settling down for Christmas, and as always, we like to reflect on our year. I (Marie) will start by telling you about where I was last December… My high school here in Switzerland encourages students to do a year abroad, so just like Hannah had done… Continue reading Home again

Our threesome road trip in California

Today we did what vacations are (also) made for – hanging out. Here in Bodega Bay, the coast is wonderfully wild and mostly empty of tourists. Our cute rental cottage overlooks Salmon Creek, and from there the dunes stretching to beach. If it wasn’t so incredibly windy, we would hike or enjoy our lovely backyard.… Continue reading Our threesome road trip in California

When you splash your sister without getting punished

My school owns a piece of land on the Santa Fe river, which we call the Preserve. Every Thursday the 7th and the 8th graders spend half a day each to work on killing nonnative plants, bringing back native plants, measuring stream flow and counting fish population. Part of going to the Preserve is getting muddy… Continue reading When you splash your sister without getting punished