Today I woke up and got ready for work. When I got there I began with the salad once again toady. I also assisted in making the fondant garnish for a carrot cake and starting on potatoes. After helping peel, slice, and cook some potatoes for the mashed potatoes, I was sent outside to begin work there. Once outside I set up fifteen tables for a banquet with chairs and couches for a small lounge area. This marked the end of my morning shift and I decided to go for a quick bike ride around Stäfa. It was very interesting because I found so many small bike trails which were like shortcuts through the city. I returned to the restaurant later in the evening and began work with the meat slicer. Later in the evening I also made several of the desserts, on my own, for dinner service which turned out pretty nice if I do say so myself.
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Today I woke up and went for a bike ride around Stäfa. It was nice to bike around for some time. When I returned to the apartment I was informed that one of Beda's friends who has a baby girl was going to Rapperswil and invited me along. I was excited and biked to their house. After playing with the little girl we went into Rapperswil and walked around the old town and a nearby mall. Later we also took the little girl to a playground along Lake Zürich. After returning to the restaurant, I helped make some chips, a cantaloupe soup, and clean up lots and lots of green beans. I ended the evening by making two desserts: Panna Cotta, and Chocolate Mousse.
Today was an interesting day. First off I am in Switzerland so obviously no one here knew that today was the United States' independence day, aka The Fourth of July. After I had woken up, I went to go get my laundry out of the dryer and finish it up. One thing to note is that today is Monday and the restaurant is always closed on Mondays so I went outside and a few of the employees who lived nearby came for a few games. The games were very fun and included ping-pong and bocce ball. After lunch I got my camera out and wanted to test out a new form of photography to me, Hyperlapse Photography. Hyperlapse Photography is an exposure technique in time-lapse photography, in which the position of the camera is being changed between each exposure in order to create a tracking shot in timelapse sequences. In other words I keep the camera facing the same way while moving the tripod or its location after every picture. I felt that it turned out well and I finished with pics for the day. Later I took out the air boat and with one of the employees' daughters (who is three years old), we went for a boat ride. The water was not cold and I also swam for a little bit afterwards. It was beautiful and it was my turn to make dinner. I attempted a Lyonnaise salad with chicken breast and it was pretty good. Later in the evening I was exhausted and ready to go to bed for the night.
Today there was not really much going on. I woke up and started to work on some on some other things. Then after lunch I went for a run and got some exercise done. Later in the afternoon I finished laundry and took a nap outside in the park. It was a very relaxed day and I got my housekeeping finished for the week.
Today I woke up and got ready to go to Züri Fäscht. Züri Fäscht is three day festival, on the first weekend in July, every three years, where the entire city of Zürich becomes like a big party. There are rides, tons of food booths, and above all else endless amounts of people. Today was the second day of the so called "party" and Kevin and I took the train into the city at around twelve after eating lunch. When we arrived we played a few games and ended walking all around. Since most of the city streets are blocked off there are endless amounts of booths and things to see. One thing I saw was wakeboarding where there was a person performing stunts on river Limmat off of Lake Zürich. Kevin and I then returned back to the apartment to rest before returning later in the evening. We rested, ate, and then got on another train to see the firework show. When we returned to Zürich I shot a few pictures of one of the most spectacular firework shows I have ever seen. The show was beautiful and I have been told they spend about 800,000CHF (Swiss Francs) on each show. This show was the highlight of the evening and my Züri Fäscht.
Today I woke up at the crack of dawn to prepare for another busy day. After I had gotten to the bus stop right outside, I realized that the buses did not run this early and I began the mile walk to the nearest train station, Stäfa Bahnhof. Once there, I purchased a day pass to get to Hünenberg Zythus where my godmother lives. When I arrived, she was at the train station waiting for me. We then walked together to her son, Konstantin's school where they had a visitation day type event. I thought it also appropriate since they had a visitation day to bring a piece of my school so I brought my Orange Lutheran drawstring backpack to show my Lancer pride. After the event was over I walked back up to her their house and helped make a wonderful risotto lunch. It was great and I finally had experienced a traditional Swiss family lunch. It was interesting to see how the entire family got home by 12:15 for lunch and back to their respective places, school for the children and work for the father, by the end of their "lunch time" so to speak. After lunch I went for a hike with my godmother and her husband as he did not have work today. It was beautiful and there was a neat forest within a half a mile nearby. We walked for about an hour and returned home and talked for a little bit. I also was able to be a part of their family dinner and once again their entire family came together to make the dinner come together. After dinner, we went to watch Konstantin's fencing match and I took the train home.
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Alexander KitanoAlexander Kitano is a talented photographer with a passion for photography. Here are some of his journals he has made throughout his carear. Archives
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