Overall impression – Did your stay meet your expectations? Overall, I had a very good experience in Switzerland. I really enjoy the country serious dedication to science and education in the direction of sustainable development. It certainly met my expectations for high-standard, convenient and comfortable living as well as the serious professionalism and high level [...]
Hello everyone, It’s been a while since I last posted anything onto the blog, but now I’m back on here and want to share that I’ve been pretty engaged with all the activities happening at my host institute as well as life here, and really enjoyed my time in Switzerland Easter is a national holiday [...]
The past week was particularly interesting for my stay with my host professor’s research group at Eawag- Kantasnienbaum, since his latest paper got published on Nature and it received quite a bit of media, general public attention as well as some (inevitable) political discussions. You can hear more about it as the very first portion [...]
Hello everyone, I’ve been in Luzern, and only now get the chance to get onto the blog and start writing. My flight, getting to the institute, meeting my host professors and everyone else has been very welcoming and pleasant. I’ve really enjoyed my time here so far. As I noticed that many of our (2011-2012) [...]
Well, this update is a bit overdue, especially since it’s my last post here. I suppose that leaves me with two things to do; first, to tell you what I’ve been up to, and second, to make my final comments on the whole ThinkSwiss program. Previously on ThinkSwiss: THE ADVENTURE BLOG: Hiking! Thrills! Fondue! Well, [...]
Dear blog Readers, Dear Scholars, I am the new Academic Associate, successor of Stefanie, at the Office of Science, Technology and Higher Education in Washington D.C. I am responsible for the brainstorm blog! I will also update our ThinkSwiss Facebook page and use our ThinkSwiss Twitter account! Thank you for participating, for sharing your stories about Switzerland and [...]
Overall impression – Did your stay meet your expectations? Looking back, I came in with this dreamy imagination of what my experience would be, the places I would go, and the things I would do; but the experience far exceeded it. Yes, there were hardships and difficulties but there were also amazing journeys. On one [...]
Good things often come to an end sooner than we imagine. Sounds cliched but that is exactly how I felt about the end of Summer of 2011. No prizes for guessing that it was spent in Switzerland, thanks to a wonderful opportunity created by Academy of Journalism and Media at the University of Neuchatel and [...]
Now that I am back home in sunny California, it is time to reflect on my three months in Zurich. My experience in Switzerland was generally positive. Of course, there are ups and downs to moving abroad for a few months, but the work was interesting and helped me establish good connections for the future [...]
It’s been a while since I arrived back in the states from my summer spent doing research into robotic fabrication at the chair of Gramazio & Kohler at the ETH Zurich. I had so much fun and learned so much while in Switzerland, and brought back a heap of ideas and memories with me. Since [...]
