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I am a sophomore studying Elementary Education with an interest in Special Education. I love working with children, especially in extra curricular activities like sports or theatre. I am the oldest of two and my younger brother is a senior in high school. I love contemporary Christian music, especially Klove radio.

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Castle Chillon

Lakeside photo of Chillon Castle

In Montreux, Switzerland a beautiful castle that sits on Lake Geneva is undated on the actual year of construction but there is record of the

castle in the 1100’s.

In its existing state, the Castle of Chillon is the result of multiple centuries of continuous

building, revisions, renovations and restorations.

The island on which the castle is constructed, was both a natural protection and a tactical

position to control the route between northern and southern Europe. Return to

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Château de Chillon

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Zermatt

Matterhorn overlooking Zermatt

Hidden in a valley much like the rest of the cities in Switzerland, Zermatt offers a gorgeous view of the Matterhorn, one of my most famous

mountains in the world.

The climate is amazing: with 300 sunny days a year, there is less rainfall than anywhere else in Switzerland. The air in Zermatt is clear, dry and clean, because, since 1947, only electric cars without a combustion engine are allowed to

operate in the village. Things are a little different in Zermatt but upon visiting one would fall in love with the welcoming atmosphere and

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Zermatt

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Matterhorn

Matterhorn

The "Matterhorn" is an extremely famous mountain located in Switzerland. It is 4478

meters high, but is not the highest peak in the country. The first men who to climb to the top of

this mountain was a group of seven mountaineers led by Edward Whymper from Great Britain on July 14, 1865. Four of the

seven men died on the way down. The city of Zermatt has a climbers cemetery where many people who have fallen down the mountain are

buried.

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Matterhorn

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Swiss Cheese Fondue

Swiss Cheese Fondue

Cheese fondue is a traditional Swiss dish that originated in the Alps. It’s a peasant meal, using ingredients that were accessible in the winter: cheese, wine, grainy bread. There are several traditions that revolve around cheese fondue

but the one that I learned on my visit was that if you drop a piece of bread in the pot, you must walk around the entire table and give a kiss to

each person of the opposite sex.

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Cheese Fondue, a Swiss Tradition

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Switzerland is the land of the Alps. Its loftiest peak is the Dufourspitze at 15,203 ft (4,634 m). Most of Switzerland is made of a mountainous plateau bordered by the great bulk of the Alps on the south and by

the Jura Mountains on the northwest.

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Geography of Switzerland