First week in Switzerland

Hello hello. I am sitting after lunch on my first day at CERN. It's very very relaxed. They have adopted the whole scientific environment like most places (you work when your brain works, make your own hours). Which is cool for the most part. Just have to make sure I keep myself motivated.view outside my office at CERN

The first week has been nice. A bit exhausting. It is a nice group of people. I have not really found my niche yet but I am hopeful. The people I have been hanging out with are pretty cool though. I am not particularly sure that anyone in particular has that sorta zeal for a real truth in there life but regardless it has been fun. I think that I am finally over the jet lag. It was pretty taxing.

We toured around a couple cities the first couple days while we were in the Chateau. Lyon and Montreax. We stopped at a castle in each town, the Chateau du Chillon was quite amazing. Then on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday we took a tour of the UN, the Red Cross and the US mission. The Red Cross Museum was by far the best. At one point while I was listening to a recording of a prisoner describe his experience in a prison (albeit in French, so what I understood) I was a bit overwhelmed. It was all very humbling . (pictures here )

The US Mission was really cool as well. We heard from several US diplomats. I hope to talk to the last one who gave me his card. Well I am going to get going. I have to get to the bus station to purchase my ticket to Paris this weekend then I am on to European Economics.

Here is a link to a picture of me by the Roman Columns at Lake Geneva. Accross the lake is France and the Alps.

a tout l'heure!