The Motivation

I am getting really excited about going to Switzerland. This is how it all started.

It was the middle of Fall, 2006 -- at that time, I was in the midst of preparing an application for a summer research position in Southeast Asia. I had spoken to my advisor, Heidi, about it and we were trying to find a place where I could go -- and I was talking to some of my friends, my office-mates. Heidi came into our office and asked me if I wanted to go to Switzerland instead of SE Asia. The company I worked for in Indiana last summer had an office in Switzerland, and they were impressed with the two others from my office who were there at the time. I was applying to go to SE Asia because I thought it'd be an adventure and I could get some experience. Heidi was presenting me with the same deal, only across the Atlantic, not the Pacific. Well, to make this a little shorter, they had a job for me at Zimmer and I took it.

I was in Switzerland for three days in 2002. I loved it. It was my favorite place to visit because it was so natural and I loved the Alps. I am very excited to go back. This map shows Winterthur, in the NE (straight north of the TZ in Switzerland and the L in Italy for those of you who are not geographically inclined), near Zurich. This will be the home-base for what I hope will be one big summer adventure.