My Year In Zurich

Trip to Jordan

This will be my longest post so far, so bear with me! Jordan is definitely one of the most exotic places I ever traveled to, and to…

Finding a permanent apartment

When you arrive to a new country, you have to build a home from scratch. It’s not just renting an apartment, but buying furniture, house appliances, and all the other miscellaneous house. I’ll describe in a later post about moving, since I want to dedicate this post to…

Pre-departure trip #2: Dallas, TX

I got to go to Dallas because I was offered an interview there. As per usual with interviews, I had two nights and 3 days — one night before, and one night after the interview day. I loved Texas since the time I lived in Houston for 3 months, so I would not pass up an…

Pre-departure trip #1: Montreal, Canada

I’ve never been to Canada before, so I decided to visit my cousin there, and reach to 21 countries visited.

First impressions

Winter holidays in Zurich

I decided to stay in Zurich for Christmas and New Year, since I’m not planning to be here for the next winter…

Trip to Bern

While Switzerland doesn’t officially have a capital, Bern is largely considered to be one, since it houses important government functions, as well as has all the embassies. It’s only an hour (or an hour and a half, depends on which train you take) from Zurich, which is really nice. It will be useful if I…

Trip to Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest

Bratislava is only an hour away by train from Vienna, and Budapest is only three hours…