Experiments in Impermanence

Friends, Mountains, and the Good Life in Zurich

A quick visit to Switzerland for käfele, cheese, and other rejuvenation

I’ve traded Thirsty in, just temporarily, for plains, trains, and cable cars for three days in Switzerland. Liesl is staying with my sister and family in Ohio. After Switzerland, I will go to Ghana.

In 1981, I became good friends with our exchange student from Switzerland, Fran, another senior at our high school. I last saw her almost…