Saying goodbye

The adventure is slowly coming to an end. This summer, I have met many amazing people and think I have made some life-long friends! There were 40 students on the Duke program and it seems that every week there is another goodbye party for another person that is leaving. This is a weird balance for me, as I still have a month of my time in Switzerland left!

As always, I have found many fun new things to keep busy. In the recent weeks, I went out to a karaoke bar and sang for the 30th anniversary of Elvis's death. This weekend, I went on the boat with friends and enjoyed some Swiss shopping. Of course, we have also been eating-Lebanese, Chinese and Ethiopian food last week!

A new fun event has been joining a local trivia team at the British pub, Pickwicks. This is a great place in Geneva. Although I do not really care for hamburgers back home, this is a great treat to have in Switzerland, and a Pickwicks burger is ideal! (Most Swiss dishes contain minimal meat-perhaps some sausage or meat in a hot dish. Even sandwiches are sparse with one very thin cut piece of meat. The carnivore in me cries out! Mom and dad-steak when I return?!?) Thus, meat at Pickwicks is a treat! You also cannot beat the fries there.

Last week, our trivia team took third place which earned us each one free drink. (Tonight, I have invited my host sisters and their boyfriends for night out of trivia.) It should be a smashing good time!

For your reading enjoyment (and to test your knowledge), try answering a few of these questions that I got right:

1) Which animated family was the first to sleep in the same bed?

2) Elvis was known for using this muscle, the levator labii superioris, often. For what did he use it?

3) The term "Deep Throat" was made famous in the political arena. Why?

4) What is the name of the family that Mary Poppins works for?

5) The muscles are connected to the bones by what?

6) Which feline chased Tweety?

7) What is the term for diseases where one uncontrollably falls asleep?

8) What is the name of the girl that wears glasses in Scooby Doo?

And, just to make it an even 10, here are two more which I did not know....

9) Who is the French President?

10) Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum located?