{"id":4425,"date":"2020-05-04T13:03:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4425"},"modified":"2020-05-04T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:03:28","slug":"switzerland-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/switzerland-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Get creative<br \/>\n<\/strong>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the Matterhorn, a Swiss cowbell, or a Brienz wood carving.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these Swiss wood carving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WFwhwXXvp7U\">artists<\/a> at work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><br \/>\nWatch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Switzerland include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)<\/li>\n<li>The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)<\/li>\n<li>Heidi (2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Study some history<\/strong><br \/>\nDive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study why many international organizations are based in Geneva and why Switzerland has stayed neutral throughout history (hint: it\u2019s written into their constitution!). Then, tour some of Switzerland\u2019s ancient history and modern marvels with these free <a href=\"http:\/\/360x360switzerland.com\/\">virtual tours<\/a> of Swiss mountains, glaciers, lakes, and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><br \/>\nRead and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hotel du Lac<\/em> by Anita Brookner<\/li>\n<li><em>Frankenstein<\/em> by Mary Shelley<\/li>\n<li><em>A Tramp Abroad<\/em> by Mark Twain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><br \/>\nKnow a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_OJFUq_7Dys\">cheese fondue<\/a> party with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try ooey-gooey <a href=\"https:\/\/eatlittlebird.com\/how-to-make-raclette\/\">raclette<\/a>, Toblerone or Milka chocolate, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finecooking.com\/recipe\/crisp-rosti-potatoes\">crispy r\u00f6sti potatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><br \/>\nCall up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v2io6OFPZwc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">common Swiss German phrases<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Swiss consume more chocolate annually than any other country in the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the Matterhorn, a Swiss cowbell, or a Brienz wood carving. Need more inspiration? Check out these Swiss wood carving artists at work. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Switzerland include: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/switzerland-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4462,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4425","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4464,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4425\/revisions\/4464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}