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Pragati Siddhanti joined Suzi and Don a few weeks ago, before the great Lockdown of 2020, to tell us about her journey from India to Switzerland, from being a career woman to finding a passion project all while studying and taking on new activities she wasn't used to.  Pragati hadn't been an expat until she made the leap to Basel, and there were lots of challenges, hurdles and discoveries for not only her, but her family too. 

Joining forces with her sister Pragati began blogging at beforbeauty.com before creating her own blog about being an Indian expat in Basel. On her website myswissstory.com you can find awesome articles, features (including SwissPats own feature!) and more. 

To download her free Ebook at https://myswissstory.com/2019/09/11/21-hidden-gems-of-switzerland/ or visit Amazon for a copy. 

Follow this weeks guest on instagram at instagram.com/pragatisiddhanti

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Don and Suzi drove to Zug to meet the inspiring and fun Maricela Robles, the author of You Don't Need a Body to Sail a Boat, as well as 3 other books. Originally a lawyer in London, Maricela transitioned to published writer after finding solace in mediation, all the while embarking on a journey that took her from Mexico to London to Switzerland. 

Good news for parents, SwissPats is giving away 2 copies of You Don't Need a Body to Sail a Boat. All you have to do is comment below letting us know you'd like a copy, and Suzi will send a copy to 2 lucky winners.

Follow Maricela and her meditation journey for kids at meditationfairy.com and @meditationfairy on instagram. Use #thisismeditation and #iamamediationfairy to keep up to date with other Meditation Fairies!

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Don was still with SwissPats when he and Suzi travelled in the pouring rain to the outskirts of Zurich to visit Danna Levy Hoffmann and her husband Georg to hear all about Organalicious, Danna's health coach business.

Danna takes us on a journey from USA and Israel to Switzerland and explains why her family where a huge part of her healthy lifestyle story.

You can visit Danna online at www.organilicious.ch/

Just because we are all stuck inside, doesnt mean this guest episode is going to waste - Danna explains that you can still use her services during lock down, and why now more than ever its important to look after our health.

In the final special series on Covid19 where Suzi speaks to people all over the world, we get an insight into the different stages that some countries are currently in - with the understanding that these stages are changing rapidly - what is in place today may be ramped up tomorrow. Also, how is the community coming together to support those vulnerable members of society?

In this episode we meet Maureen in Thailand, Barbora in Netherlands, Nishan in Finland, Ben in Sweden and Gemma in England. 

Before the interviews, Dr Michelle Wright from Health Matters provides some medical information for those living in Switzerland. Visit https://coronavirus.unisante.ch/ 

Thank you to Dr Michelle Wright for providing this service.

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Today Suzi brings you another Covid19 special episode after talking to women all over the world about their personal situations dealing with the coronavirus. Suzi speaks to Hoda in Belgium, Ipsita in Hong Kong, Kim in Albania, Tess in Spain and Laura and Sarah in Singapore. 

Before the interviews, Dr Michelle Wright from Health Matters provides some medical information for those living in Switzerland. Visit https://coronavirus.unisante.ch/ Thank you to Dr Michelle Wright for providing this service. 

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A normal podcast didn't seem appropriate this week, so Suzi reached out to people all over the world to find out how they're doing, what their country has implemented and the all important question - whats the toilet paper situation? 

In Episode 1, Suzi spoke to people living and working in Italy, Australia, Germany and Austria and got an insight into how their host country is dealing with the coronavirus, and what they are planning (or not planning) for the coming weeks. 

There will be more episodes like this, so keep an eye out in the next few days for more first hand, real life experiences of people dealing with this unprecedented situation that has affected the whole world.

ANNOUNCEMENT! No ads, no guests - SwissPats Suzi and Don are bringing you this unscheduled episode to make an announcement - the SwissPats Duo have officially become an Uno. Breaking up is hard to do, and that is true even for expat friends. Suzi and Don started the SwissPats as a passion project and something to do as expat stay at home parents, but become fast friends who relied on each other, supported each other and had genuine love and care for each other and their families. On this episode we discuss the feelings of leaving, plus the unknown realities of moving home during a pandemic. 

SwissPats isn't over, it will continue. But it will sound different for a while. We thank you with the deepest gratitude for your support over the last 3 years, and hope you will continue to listen and support this passion project of ours.

Don and Suzi welcomed Reggie Faria to the podcast to hear about his journey from Holland to Basel, and how his football life from the age of 4 has turned into his personal training business. 

In addition, Suzi and Don discuss the winner of the World Champion Cheese Contest, as well the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song contest, which of the 4 official Swiss Languages will this years entry sing in? 

Each month the SwissPats bring you all the coolest and most entertaining events throughout Switzerland. We had something planned for you for March 2020. There were football games, car shows, ski marathons, jazz festivals, a women's expo and of course, the Basel Fasnacht.

Well, those have all been cancelled. On Feb. 28 the Swiss government imposed a ban on public events that gathered more than 1,000 because of the coronavirus outbreak.

So instead of discussing what is happening in March, which is mostly NOTHING, Suzi and Don chat about the nothingness that is occurring in Switzerland. We promise it is more entertaining than that sentence makes it sound. 

Don and Suzi welcomed on two members of Democrats Abroad - Liz Voss and Kristen Jafflin. You don't have to be American to know the U.S. is having a Presidential election this November. Liz and Kristen shed some light on what Democrats Abroad do, the upcoming primaries in Switzerland and how non-Americans can help during this election year.

Don and Suzi also cover Switzerland's increase in hazardously unhygienic restaurants and snack bars and the results of one drunk man's plan to walk through a 20-km train tunnel.