6 Nov -- Send More Chocolate!

24 hours later and I am already out of Reese's big cups and nearly 2/3rds of the way through 15 pounds of chocolate! No, I didn't eat it all myself. I am sharing with everyone here. I think I have some of my fellow staff members addicted to Reeses'!

5 Nov -- Happy Day!

I am ecstatic today. We have a new President! And two packages arrived! It doesn't get much better than this! What a perfect day.

One box was completely full of chocolates. Every kind of Hershey Kisses you can imagine - nuts, caramel, peanut butter, cherry, truffle. Plus a 4 lb bag of solid chocolate kisses and a bag of Kissables. Mom and Dad also sent a new DVD player, alarm clock, sunglasses, down booties (wonderful!), Jelly Bellies, more pictures, a new cell phone charger, and too many other goodies to remember. There wasn't an inch of empty space in the boxes. It was like Christmas a month early!

4 Nov -- Living the Dream, Dream, Dream...

The KISC website was moved to a new server, and the Autumn 2008 Staff was posted. Our theme was Living the Dream... with all of us showing how hard we work. Check out my fellow staff members. Here's my official staff picture.

3 Nov -- Packages from Home

Mail has been coming in all the time now. THANKS!!! And the packages from home have been awesome. My Aunt Linda and Uncle Ray sent me a package of Reeses' and Ranch Dressing. What an awesome surprise!! My Grandpa sent me jokes and money!

Danke!

2 Nov -- Being on Time

Today I learned the value of being on time. I worked in catering. I was late 20 seconds one time; and 1 minute another time. It didn't seem like a big deal to me -- but it was important to Beau who was my supervisor for the day. Being late and the reaction to it set a bad tone for the entire day... and made it very uncomfortable. I will work at being early from now on!

2 Nov -- Snow is Leaving / Morning is Beautiful

The snow is almost completely gone - except on the mountain tops. Every day is a new and wonderful experience. The sunrise this morning started out as a beautiful pink and then turned orange by the time I got my camera. Check it out:

1 Nov -- Kandersteg Committee & Board Meeting

The Committee of the Association and the Board of the Foundation came to KISC for their regular meeting. I got to check them in and prepare a meat fondue for them. I also got to join them for dinner! It was a great experience to meet these people who do so much for the Centre!

31 Oct -- All Hallows Eve (Halloween)

All Hallows Eve is the night before All Saints Day (November 1) and All Souls Day (November 2). For much of Europe this is a religious holiday.

In the last 5 or 6 years, the American traditions of Halloween and trick or treating have been finding their way into Swiss cities. This has caused a lot of discussion and many feel it disrespects the sacredness of these days.

For a couple of weeks prior to All Saints' Day, the graves are made beautiful in honor of the dead. Many in the town plant the traditional chrysanthemums. I wasn't able to experience any of the celebration, but I know there were tall witches around town and the schools had a special field trip.

We didn't get dressed up or anything, so here's some old Halloween pictures of me for fun:

29 & 30 Oct -- Avalanche

I saw an avalanche on both days. They were spectacular! Here's the pictures from my cell phone:

29 Oct -- SNOW!!!!!!!

Winter is here! It turned very cold and we now have a foot and a half of snow. YEAH! Click here for more snow scenes.

I got to play around on the tractor today and chip some wood.

I can't wait to snowboard. Here's what it looks like for ski slopes around Kandersteg: