Bonjour de Suisse!

Hello Everyone!
We have now been in Switzerland for over a month, and we are loving it! Switzerland is one of the most beautiful, picturesque places we have ever seen. Everytime we turn around, there is another photo opportunity. We have been discovering Porrentruy, the city our apartment is located in. It is a city of about 7000; it has a nice, small town feel to it. There is a fairly large down-town area with many shops and cafes. Everything is amazing clean and orderly. They have potted flowers on every street corner and in many of the windows of buildings. The buildings are painted colors, and many times the shutters will be painted a bright contrasting color. It doesn't look gaudy; it looks amazing! It really feels as though we were plopped into a fairy tale story. The city itself is set in a plateau, so it is surrounded by rolling "hills". Those of us from the midwest would call them mountains. : ) There are many farms with cattle and crops surrounding our town. It is an amazingly serene atmosphere.
Unfortunately because of it's small size, no one in our town speaks English! We are quickly picking up French, due to lack of any other communication. It has been a really neat experience being apart of this community. The people seem friendly, and they really have welcomed us. Many times they will stop us, and try to ask if Todd plays basketball for Boncourt. The other day, a lady pointed and said, "You are number 15!" It is really amazing how supportive they are towards the Basketball team. The first season home game was last Saturday, and it was so fun to see the fans energy and applause. Todd has been playing really well; it is exciting to see the team progress together. They have an away game in Geneva this Wednesday. This is a link for a quick video about their game last Saturday. They played the best team in the league!