Geneva – Freshgreen MIGRATION & travel BLOG

CERN <3 Part 1, photo blitz

I’m a total fangirl so I share this love with you!!! After two years and seriously I started from scratch…C.E.R.N….HMMM what’s that is what I was wondering when I arrived in gva. I thought it was a research centre like… Read more ›

Jan 26, 2015

freshgreen

Geneva, In praise of friends, International, Lists, Must-dos :)

CERN, Cycling, Scenery

But who can resist the UN duty free shop!??!!

Now if you have been there, you know it is the bomb.com! (FASHOLA u no this expression still rocks!) If you are not a banker perhaps, you are always on the lookout for deals in this city. If you are… Read more ›

Jan 26, 2015

freshgreen

FOOD, Geneva, International, Must-dos :), Top of the pops: my lists

Perks of work, UN

Lakeside GVA = au Lac Léman

Le Lac Léman is the giant lake that spans several cities and towns in Switzerland and France. Let me look up some facts now: 1. tis the largest freshwater lake in Western Europe, 89 trilion litres! 2. tis croissant shaped,… Read more ›

Jan 20, 2015

freshgreen

Geneva, MY ODES to....

Free stuff, Perks of work, Scenery, Water

Migrant voices #2: Geneva Paquis edition: drugs, escorts, depanneurs

I have that tingly feeling in my fingers that occurs when I spend too much time on the computer. It’s basically carpal tunnel syndrome!!!! Ahhhhhhh! So I write this while in a wrist brace lol. Ok but in memory lane,… Read more ›

Dec 22, 2014

freshgreen

Geneva, In praise of friends, Lists, Migrant VOICES, MIGRATION

In praise of friends, Integration rox

The making of a statement, for the United Nations :P

So for the past couple years, I have attended A LOT of meetings, conferences, workshops, experts’ consultations, dialogues, seminars….ummmm whatever you wanna call it, I was there! GOOD THING this was all related to migrants and refugees b/c if I… Read more ›

Dec 21, 2014

freshgreen

Geneva, Migrant VOICES, MIGRATION, Must-dos :), On vanity :(

2014, Word vomit, Work

You and me are migrants, you know?

Let’s get down to business. We tend to think of others as migrants buuuuuttt actually, let’s reflect for a moment and try to understand that this word MIGRANTS applies to more of us than we/you/me realize. WHO IS A MIGRANT?… Read more ›

Dec 18, 2014

freshgreen

Geneva, International, Lists, MIGRATION, MY ODES to....

How to be a “good” younger person at the UN

Obviously this is just my opinion and by good here, I mean, in a working context. Now once you get inside the UN, paid or unpaid (mini rant: UN interns should be PAID IN CASH or at least loads of… Read more ›

Dec 04, 2014

freshgreen

Geneva, Lists, Thoughts

Work

On climbing trees and rocks n stuff <3

I was born on the cusp of the Chinese/Vietnamese zodiac calendar’s monkey & rooster chicken changeover during Tet (aka lunar new year) a while back. In my family, we tend to think that we exhibit some of our animal’s traits.… Read more ›

Nov 30, 2014

freshgreen

Geneva, International, Must-dos :), MY ODES to...., Vietnam Voyage

Why I feel like a prick/douchebag: the clothing edition

According the the Urban Dictionary, a prick is 1. A word that can describe a penis (I did not know that!) 2. An ungrateful piece of shit of a person A douchebag is Someone who has surpassed the levels of… Read more ›

Nov 26, 2014

freshgreen

European posts, Geneva, On vanity :(

CERN, JHarm

ODE to SKINNY mirrors!!!!

Sooooo I love ‘skinny’ mirrors, the ones that just make you look a teeny bit better than you actually do! No they do not ‘morph’ you or stretch you out like the ones at carnival fairs or silly amusement park… Read more ›

Nov 23, 2014

freshgreen

European posts, Geneva, In praise of friends, International, Lists, MIGRATION, Must-dos :), MY ODES to...., Random

friends, weird

Freshgreen MIGRATION & travel BLOG

Ca-THY's take on cross-cultural happenings in daily life

Category Archives: Geneva

Categories

Archive

CERN <3 Part 1, photo blitz

But who can resist the UN duty free shop!??!!

Lakeside GVA = au Lac Léman

Migrant voices #2: Geneva Paquis edition: drugs, escorts, depanneurs

The making of a statement, for the United Nations :P

You and me are migrants, you know?

How to be a “good” younger person at the UN

On climbing trees and rocks n stuff <3

Why I feel like a prick/douchebag: the clothing edition

ODE to SKINNY mirrors!!!!