a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step*

today has been a relaxing day. slept in late (till 9), ate breakfast, and sat on the terrace talking and looking at pictures for 4.5 hours. susanne made lunch (chicken and pasta), we ate it, then i tried helping her with her internet issues. small problem though ... the computer and the instructions are all in german, so i couldn't help. i probably could have with another hour and a computer literate translator, but susanne was frustrated and gave up 10 minutes after i started trying. she decided we should go to the lake instead. so we did.

we laid out sweating in the hot sun and then went and jumped in the lake. the first time i chickened out because it was COLD. but the second time i decided i couldn't stand the heat anymore and had to. it was cold, but refreshing. afterward we bought an ice cream and moved to the shade.

we are getting ready to go out now. i don't know what "out" will consist of.

10:30 p.m.

the "out" part wasn't so bad. we went to Zug (the nearest large city), walked along the lake a bit (same lake as in Cham), then went to the terrace of a bar overlooking the lake and had a drink and talked. after the sun set (nearly 10 p.m.), we walked around the corner to see some old buildings and a tower (very cool) and then came home.

BTW, the greeting here for good friends (females or opposite sex) is three kisses on the cheek. guys just shake hands. two is bad enough, three just seems like a lot of work. *L*

*quote by Confucious