We're HERE!

Hey Everybody!

Well, we've made it into Switzerland and we are as happy as ever! Our place is pretty incredible to say the least.  We were welcomed by our teammates who put us up into a great apartment in the heart of downtown Basel, (equivalent to being in downtown Minneapolis or Seattle, for all you folks who need a good picture in your head). The people here have provided for us in more ways than we could have even imagined.  WE HAVE TWO BIKES!  Wow, that's a big deal here since everyone gets around either by tram, biking, or walking.  There are very few cars on the roads that don't say taxi or "polizei," which means POLICE!

We've been exploring the town mostly these last couple days, finding just the right coffee shops, late night eateries, and fun bookstores and shopping stores.  So far we've been to a few little restaurants that we could possibly make our own :)  We can hardly stand the fact that the Rhine, (river that flows through Basel and beyond), is within walking distance, and it's only a matter of time 'til we can float down it, working on our base tans!

We've made a few friends along the way, not to mention the softball and baseball teams we're playing on.  As we take the tram to the fields we have to almost pinch ourselves and remind each other of where we are and what we're doing.  If there was ever a time to credit GOD in all this now would be the best.  What a Provider!

'Til next time...

Emily and John <><