Hej Helena!

Welcome to Geneva and Glocals!

FYI, there is a" Nordic people in Geneva group", if you wish to come in contact with other Scandinavians

Also sci-fi and fantasy things are cool !

Mel

Hey Helena!

I'm new too and looking for people to meet for coffee etc. I also love sci-fi :)

Let me know if you want to meet up!

Emma

Thanks!

Oh that's cool, thanks for letting me know. I have joined it now! ALways nice meeting some other Scandinavians.

Indeed they are!

Helena

Hi Emma!
Nice to see someone else who likes sci-fi! It would be nice to meet up

Helena

Welcome to Geneva  :)

...from someone who is a veteran of living in Geneva for a whole three weeks!

I have never met anyone from Sweden before, so I figured that by being an Australian it'd be fun to meet someone from possibly the furthest away country...except maybe Iceland.

Oh and I speak Aussie, which is like English but with more swear words...but I can always tone them down :) I am trying to learn French but only know the very basics. Apparently the 'h' is always silent

Hoppas att vi ses sen,

David

Thanks! Well we've been here for about the same time then haha
Well, as I've never met anyone from Australia before either, it'd be fun to meet someone from possibly the furthest away country too!
Should be able to understand Aussie then, and I think I'll cope with the swear words haha
Trying to improve my French too, and am currently looking for French classes in Geneva. Apparently they all seem to be taught in French which is a bit worrying haha. So would be nice talking to someone who speaks my second language instead of third. A bit easier that way!

Swedish sentence much appreciated, even if I suspect it came from google translate ;)

Helena

People here actually think I'm English as I don't have a thick Aussie accent haha.

When I go back to Australia (for a couple of months in October before starting a PhD) I will do some intensive French courses, which will be taught in English luckily. I'd imagine you'd learn a lot of they were taught in French but as a beginner it could be quite tough. There seem to be ads on here for private tutoring though and the prices seemed reasonable :) I paid more for drum lessons back home hehe.

Hopefully we'll be able to communite in French some day, but I'm happy with English for now! I'd love to learn a bit of Swedish too, you know, for fun!

And how could you tell?!?!? I actually went one better than Google translate, as in I googled the phrase and found a Swedish speaker who did a translation. I hope it was accurate hehehe.

Ciao (I'm working at an Italian telescope at the moment)

David

Hi Helena,

I`m also new here and I also work as an au-pair (till August next year). I usually have the weekends of (also the evenings), so if you would like to meet sometime, just let me know.

I am going to attend a French course at Ecole Ifage, which is next to the tram station Augustins. It´s a beginner course.

I like music, sports (skiing, dancing, running), movies, etc.

Ciao

Kristin

Hey Kristin!
I've also got weekends and evenings off most of the time, so would be nice to meet up! :)

I'm also gonna be taking a French course!

Helena

Hey Helena,

great, do you already have plans for tomorrow?

Kristin

Hey Kristin

No, I don't. Wanna meet up or something? Where do you live btw?

Helena

I stay in Carouge, we could meet up at 11.00 am?

feel free to hit me up. Im always looking for something new to do and new friends. love sci fi too :)

HI everyone!! I'm new to Geneve, I'm free on weekends, I love all difference sports and meeting new people! would love a good hike, swim, coffee, chat... looking forward to hearing from you

Hey, I'm a 20 year old newbie in Geneva as well and would love to meet some people, I also have a basic level French which I really want to improve, would be great to meet up for some practice Helena, and potentially do a French course together if you're interested? And anyone else?

Hey Nikki! Yeah sure, would be great to meet up and practise some French! :) Actually I started a French course yesterday haha! But if you're interested you might be able to join that too :)

Hey Shifra. Not sure if you realize it's me haha but we met at the Au pair Karaoke night! But would still be nice to meet again and do something if you want! :)

Helena.. is your french course open to anyone??

Well yeah, it was just to apply! :)

oh sorry,, i miss read,, i thought you actually started your own french course haha.. i applied at the university populaire, but they were full :'( never mind

Oh haha, sorry for being unclear! :P Well good luck with finding one!

Hello to the new people who have joined this thread :) Seems that we have a few poms (or half pom in your case Saleem)

I reckon some French courses sound good! When I come back for a PhD next year (I am still in Geneva at the moment though) it'll be handy to know more than just how to ask for the price of cheese. I mean...that's handy but somewhat limited in an academic environment.

How long are you staying in Geneva Nikki and Shifra? I see you're here for a while Saleem making a new start!

ps: I wish I were an AU pair so I could have joined the AU pair karaoke night and embarrassed myself thoroughly.

whats a pom? :P

Unfortunately Australians are not very good at spelling and logically it should be pohm. A prisoner of her her majesty.  The founders of modern Australia were convicts sent out their for the heinous crimes of stealing a loaf of bread. Those who acually read Oliver Twist rather than watch the musical will know that the artful Dodger ended up there.

What that says about today's Australians is another subject but beware when in a food shop.

Back to the point. They were sent out as prisoners of her majesty but did rather well out of it and reveresed the term, applying to us iunfortunates who were left there.

On a more general note I see posts above of people who are desperately looking for friends or such. I would have thought the easiest way would be tpo join a group or club - you can always 'unjoin' and that way you will meet people with similar interests.

Clubs are not jus restricted to the glocals website.

I remember the first Sunday I spent here. I could not believe how boring it was (and in fact not just the first Sunday) It took me a couple of months before I started to get to know people. I just threw myself into my work and went back to England every two weeks.   There was no glocals then.  Life has become much easier but I know plenty of people (not just Swiss) who have nver heard of glocals.  So life does exist  

hi again- i didn'r recognise you from your profile pic... you looked different on karaoke night, lol

I didn't realise you Swedish you have a slight American accent . Would be cool to go out sometime..

Hi David

I am indeed a Pohm but my Father is from your neck of the world; all the way from NZ!! I'm working here till November, but I do like it very much, so I hope to find another job to take me to July before going back to school.

What are you studying and do you have any idea if its possible to study for a degree in Switzerland in English??

Haha yeah, I know my accent is all messed up. Americans tend to tell me I sound English and English people tend to tell me I sound American. But I am 100% Swedish haha. 

But yeah could do something some day. Do you ski btw?

I'm here till the end of January so not too long. Helena what is the name of the French course you're doing? really keen to join one soon! I also love skiing!

I ski and ice skate! just got new ski boots !! really excited for the snow....

Helena are you coming to the meeting on Thursday?

Nikki, the French course is at Ecole Club Migros in central Geneva, and it's a B1 course. Not sure how good your French is, but mine isn't great and seems to be an alright level for me haha. Also it ends around middle of November so will finish before you go home then! :) and great that you love skiing!!

Shifra, ah cool! I aboslutely love skiing and do ice skate too, but I'm much better at skiing haha. Can't wait for the snow!!

Well I'd love to go to the meeting, but I don't think I can, cause probably won't finish in time to get there at 8 :( Are you going?

Hello. My name is Miguel and I am going to start an internship in the WTO. Have you got any advice about the city ??? Currently, Im looking for a room in Geneva, any advice???

Hey!

I'm joining the thread a bit late!! I'm Canadian, 24, doing my Master in Geneva!! I've lived here for a year already and I'm always looking for ways to meet new people!! :) I speak french as my 1st language and english! It seems some of you are taking french classes, so if you wanna practice, let me know! :) or just grab a coffee!

Hey Andréanne!

I'd love to meet up some time, both to practise some French but also just to talk really :D I'm more fun talking to  in English than French as I'm much better at English haha. Do you live in Geneva?

Hey Andreanne,, hope your well.. im always looking for new friends etc.. been in Geneva for about 6 months.. so if your ever interested,, or meeting in a group or somthing feel free to invite me please (if you want :P) sorry,, im not really sure on the ettiquettes on making new friends :S

Hey Helena!!

Yes I live in Geneva, in Chêne-Bougeries. It's not directly in the center, but I manage well with the tram and my bike! :) Where do you live? And you work as an Au pair? That's really cool!! How long have you been in GVA? 

goes for anyone on here i guess too :)

I live in Veigy, takes about 20 minutes by car to get into Geneva, or I take the bus, but I go there several times a week :) Yeah I do work as an au pair, and it's pretty nice actually :D And lots of free time haha. I've been here for a bit over two months :) Although three weeks out of that I had to spend in south of France with my host family, so I haven't actually been around Geneva for that long!