Am I almost done already? Whoops

A view of Geneva, the lake and the Jet D'eau from the Old Town


Ok...so I have been a real slacker about the blog entries, but I am going to try to be better. I have been in Geneva over a month and the President of the Human Rights Council just called for a thirty minute break, so now seems like a good time to start my new resolution.
I thought adjusting to life here would be easy, but it has not been at all. The Swiss are not the warmest of people and I am definitely still suffering from culture shock. However, I have finally settled in and am beginning to enjoy the city. Geneva has a beautiful location; the city borders Lake Geneva and sits right below the Swiss and French Alps. On a clear day I can see the lake and the alps. It is a lot like Washington in that it is very small and politically significant. You can walk from one end of the city to the other in a few hours and driving across it takes about 40 minutes when there is not much traffic.
I have had many adventures and misadventures. Everything is different here, even ordering hot chocolate and buying produce is a confusing experience. The women who work at the University bakery still dislike me because I have not learned the names of all the different pastries, but in my defense they aren't labeled and there are at least 20. I am doing my best to enjoy everything Geneva has to offer, which to me means: Chocolate, Cheese, the UN and snow sports. I have had much more success with the first three than the latter. In fact, the black eye I got after being hit in the head by a ski lift has almost healed. I have eaten fondue in the famed fondue restaurant in the Old Town, shared a table in a cafe with the president of Maldives and have discovered my complete lack of self restraint when it comes to dark chocolate...
In lieu of boring you with a long detailed summary of the past month and half I have decided to post captioned photos that I have taken detailing Ma Vie en Suisse!