Football and Barbecue

      Tuesday Kenny and his class took their first trip to Uzwil- the town where the company Buhler is located. Buhler supports the school and provides a training facility for the students. This is probably destined to be Kenny's favorite aspect of the class and the most important for him. He's a hands on learner and this is all milling machinery. So that was pretty exciting. His class called an impromptu soccer practice (this will make sense in a minute) that evening so the kids and I went down to the sports complex in town. There was so much flat ground- I didn't hardly know what to do. So we watched the soccer practice. We met another wife and child of a student. They are from Greece. The daughter is a little younger than Jo and it is really cute to see them together talking to one another and giggling. 

Here she and Jack are playing football.

     We spent more time with them on Wednesday when the school hosted a Soccer match between the current students and previous graduates of the program (they tied) and a barbecue.

     We learned that a Swiss barbecue is bratwurst (that's about all they seem to eat) and bread. And mustard. And beer. Okay, so I wasn't impressed with the spread, but it was a nice time. I got to meet several of Kenny's classmates and they are all so cute around our kids- kind of like little old ladies (and I mean that in the nicest way). They all ooh and aah over them. I met the sole female in Kenny's class- Laila- she's from Morocco and she loves kids, which is nice because that is about all I have to talk about. 

      It is really neat to be around such an international group of people. I overhead the Italian student and Laila conversing in French. They all speak English, but they find other common languages among them. I hope to get to know them better.