On the 8th of January we set off on the Swiss exchange. It was cold, dark and 6 o'clock in the morning but hey, anythng for a week off school in Switzerland, oh and er yes, work experience. The fact that many of us spoke no or barely any German didn't really matter as the gratuitous use of hand signals, facial expressions and taking people by the hand to show them where the loo is was more than adequate. The flight over was interesting, I've never been in a sardine tin so high up before. Mind you it was a great laugh seeing as it was only us 10 from the girls and 10 from the boys' school on ...
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