{"id":9767,"date":"2020-04-14T13:48:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=9767"},"modified":"2020-04-29T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:57:09","slug":"switzerland-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/switzerland-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the Matterhorn, a Swiss cowbell, or a Brienz wood carving.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these Swiss wood carving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WFwhwXXvp7U\">artists<\/a> at work.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Switzerland include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)<\/li>\n<li>The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)<\/li>\n<li>Heidi (2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study why many international organizations are based in Geneva and why Switzerland has stayed neutral throughout history (hint: it\u2019s written into their constitution!). Then, tour some of Switzerland\u2019s ancient history and modern marvels with these free <a href=\"http:\/\/360x360switzerland.com\/\">virtual tours<\/a>\u00a0of Swiss mountains, glaciers, lakes, and more.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hotel du Lac<\/em> by Anita Brookner<\/li>\n<li><em>Frankenstein<\/em> by Mary Shelley<\/li>\n<li><em>A Tramp Abroad<\/em> by Mark Twain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_OJFUq_7Dys\">cheese fondue<\/a> party with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try ooey-gooey <a href=\"https:\/\/eatlittlebird.com\/how-to-make-raclette\/\">raclette<\/a>, Toblerone or Milka chocolate, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finecooking.com\/recipe\/crisp-rosti-potatoes\">crispy r\u00f6sti potatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v2io6OFPZwc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">common Swiss German phrases<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Swiss consume more chocolate annually than any other country in the world!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Meet Your Partner in Travel<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Switzerland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Switzerland-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Switzerland-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Switzerland-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_Switzerland.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Alex spent four summers working as a camp counselor at a sports camp in the south of Switzerland. He learned how to make raclette and fondue, climbed Trublestock twice, and skied on the Matterhorn. He used his spare time to hike many of the hundreds of trails throughout the country and grew to love the food as much as the landscapes and sights he encountered.\u00a0 Now back in California, Alex maintains his love of Switzerland by making the local food when he can and reading one of his favorite books, <em>Hotel du Lac<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the Matterhorn, a Swiss cowbell, or a Brienz wood carving. Need more inspiration? Check out these Swiss wood carving\u00a0artists at work. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Switzerland include: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/switzerland-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9851,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9767","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9767"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10025,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9767\/revisions\/10025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}