So I lied–the previous post wasn’t my last one. I’m about to enter my final week in Geneva, and things have changed since I first came here. The first time I passed through Parc Barton was in late August, at an apéro to meet other students. I remember watching the sunset turn the sky pink […]

It’s the last blog post, which means my time in Geneva is coming to an end! It’s also getting chillier, and the sun isn’t out as long, which makes getting up to run to my sit spot a bit of a drag. Still, after class yesterday, I grabbed my fleece-lined leggings and beanie, and headed […]

I reach Parc Barton at the end of my run. Tired, I crouch to the ground and close my eyes to pay attention to the sounds around me. At first, I hear the sound of my own breath, panting from going up and down the hills of Geneva. I wait a little bit. I can […]

As I near the halfway point of my semester abroad (!), I’m starting to come into community with my sit spot. I’ve joined a run club, and we often run through a tunnel that connects the Jardin Botanique with Parc Barton. Running along the path with a group of people feels different from sitting on […]

I’m at Parc Barton imagining roots sprouting from my feet. Parc Barton is uniquely placed within Geneva. Right on the edge of the lake, I imagine my roots extending into the soft earth below the water’s surface. Lac Léman provides my drinking water, and through a system called GeniLac, it also cools my building in […]

I think I’ve settled on a sit spot. Surprisingly, it’s none of the areas within my student residence I predicted I’d spend all my time at. My sit spot is Parc Barton, a roughly ten minute walk from my school’s campus or a fifteen minute bus ride from the student residence.. The park is right […]

Lately, I’ve been sitting in many different places, searching for the “sit spot” that calls to me. From my dorm’s community garden to Geneva’s many public parks, I’ve been wandering and watching the world go by. But my favorite spot so far has been (blasphemously) indoors. My window has this neat metal, shutter-like contraption. These […]