Farvel og goddag - Goodbye and hello

Tirsdag morgen siger vi farvel til Birgit fra Danmark, som har hjulpet i seks uger her i køkkenet. Det har været dejligt med dansk selskab – og med frikadeller og leverpostej. Vi har haft mange hyggestunder sammen, tak for det, Birgit!!!

Vi har ofte brug for frivillig hjælp i kortere eller længere tid i køkken, hus og have, så skulle du have lyst til et gratis ophold i Schweiz, så kontakt mig gerne. Næste gang, der er brug for hjælp er i januar og februar, hvor vi holder forskellige kurser for at videreuddanne vores medarbejdere.

Men samtidig med at sige farvel til Birgit, har det også været tid til at sige goddag til 34 nye kursister, som skal være her de næste tre måneder. De kommer fra 14 forskellige lande og allerede nu ser det ud til, at de kommer til at råhygge sig med hinanden (når de altså ikke har travlt med at studere…)

(En lille afskedsfest for Birgit med en del af mine kolleger

- A little farewell party for Birgit with a good part of my colleagues)

Og så endnu en hyggefarvelaften med dem, Birgit har arbejdet mest sammen med. Ligner de ikke en gruppe 16-årige tøser??

And then another little farewellgettogether for those Birgit has worked the most with. Do they not look like a group of 16 years old girls??)

(Velkomstgudstjeneste for de nye elever. Her introduceres nogle af dem.

- Opening service for the new students. Here some of them are being introduced.)

Tuesdag morning it is time to say goodbye to Birgit who has been here as a volunteer for six weeks in the kitchen. It has been wonderful with some Danish company and with Danish meatballs and liverpâte. We have had many nice times together, so thank you very much, Birgit.

We often need volunteers for shorter or longer period of time in our kitchen, house or garden so should you feel the urge to a free stay in Switzerland, you are always welcome to contact me. Next time we need help is in January and February where we have some courses to further the training of some of our existing workers.

But as well as saying goodbye to Birgit, it has also been time to say hello to a whole new group of students. 34 students from 14 countries arrived this weekend. Already now they seem to be a really cheerful group with a good working attitude. So I think they will have a wonderful time here and I look forward to getting to know them.