It is now Saturday the 25th here, and my lesson of the day is "take cues from everyone else". While Geneva is a VERY international city, and it seems english is spoken almost universally, French is the language of choice. I had the nice lady at the lost baggage couter teach me how to say "I do not speak french"....which is all I know how to say. But even just saying "bonjour" gets me far. People have been extremely friendly, and I àm doing my best not to look too garishly american.
Hence the taking cues from everyone else. Like yesterday when I ordered what was actually the only thing in the menu at the awesome little restaurant on a breakwall in Lake Geneva. Not that I knew it was the only thing on the menu until later....I was just copying what the guy before me had done. It struck me then that life is much more interesting when you allow yourself to follow the flow rather than attempting to dictate everything.
Oh, and my friday night? I had a beer with an Irishwoman who works in Saudi Arabia whom I met at the hostel.
Nice lianna glad you made it ok. Sounds like you are already having a good time
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