A Quarter of One Year

London’s Creative Guide

raphy — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:02:14 +0000

Have you ever asked yourself the question what would you do if you were homeless? There is a general opinion that homeless people are causing their misery themselves. Where in some cases this is certainly true, if you put yourself in the shoe’s of a person living on the street, you will soon realise how [...]

Get An UK Postcard and Win 40 Points!

raphy — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:02:06 +0000

Here comes the promised extra credit assignment. Considering the large number of points I will be giving out, this will take a greater effort than just leaving a comment ; ). This time around I want you to go old-school and actually send me your greetings through a real letter or postcard! For those of [...]

The Butterfly Effect

raphy — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:13:24 +0000

Jessica and I had done a phenomenal job. Indeed, we had successfully accomplished David’s request to invite as many students as possible to the next international meal. As a result over 20 students ended up going to this hospitable and entertaining night of food, idioms and worship music. Without giving it much thought, I decided [...]

[Picture Time IV] London II and III

raphy — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:50:07 +0000

Woohoo. It’s been a while since the last picture update. Since then I’ve visited London twice! The first time, I explored the city all by myself for a whole day. The second time, I went with three friends for an extended weekend. We stayed at the “apple” guest house near Heathrow Airport, experienced the London [...]

A Pirate Tried to Kill Me!

raphy — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:08:46 +0000

Believe it or not, my life here in the UK is threatened. Within the last two days I nearly died three times! A pirate wouldn’t be the first thing coming to your mind while thinking of a Brit, but let me tell you this: Britons are true road pirates sailing down streets with four wheels. [...]

[Contest] Top 7 Editors

raphy — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:52:53 +0000

I am really excited to announce the current top 7 editors of the oneyear.ch 2012 editor competition – sounds awesome right? If you don’t know what I am talking about, head over here to read all about it! For the rest of you, there is still a high chance to win if you comment on [...]

Learnt It the Hard Way

raphy — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:45:20 +0000

After spending an hour at the stormy coast of Portland, UK – you already have seen some pictures – our group decided to spend the rest of the traditional Wednesday afternoon trip in a cosy (American: cozy) British coffee shop rather than go shopping in the rain. What we didn’t at the time was that [...]

[Picture Time III] Singing in the Rain

raphy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:01:42 +0000

Finally some pictures again! This last few weeks have been very British: meaning rainy, sunny, windy and even some hail all in one day! However, I still managed to go on some nice trips and to take some snapshots for you guys. I hope you enjoy it, if you do let me know and tell [...]

Am I a Swiss American?

raphy — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:54:35 +0000

It happened to me before. It always happens to me in Switzerland whenever I start speaking English, it happened to me when my hostdad picked me up and actually thought I was the wrong guy and it happened to me today in school again. We were reading a newspaper article about some migrants getting sued, [...]

The Best Recipe in the World!

raphy — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:11:59 +0000

If long and complicated recipes are not your thing, donʼt look any further you have found the ideal place the escape the nightmare of complex food instructions. Just recently we had to write our own recipes in college. As most of you probably know, I am more interested in the result rather than how it gets to that [...]