I moved to Switzerland from Rio (I’m from the US but was working in Brazil) after marrying my Swiss husband. I lasted about a year. I also found it very hard to be happy there. Weather was miserable (in my opinion),people weren’t friendly and I realized that despite trying to learn German, unless I at least understood Swiss German I would probably continue to have a hard time integrating. People speak English but in social situations I found they prefer to be able yo speak Swiss. I also couldn’t find a full time job as a teacher bc there are only a few international schools and none had openings. We moved to California and have been here now 3 years. I have said I’d consider trying it again but only if I had a full time job there to at least keep me occupied and be able to afford to escape during the winter as much as possible.

My husband goes home once a year on his own. I think his family and friends probably appreciate as I don’t speak Swiss German and I would not want to stay at his parents’ home. Also it’s more economical.