SwissCommunity Your donations to “Swiss Review” are more important than ever Reader donations, big and small, are already a great help to us. Your generosity is now more important than ever, with the federal government having announced cuts to subsidies in numerous areas including “Swiss Review”. The scope to deliver the print edition of our magazine free of charge is becoming narrower. But with your help, we can safeguard the future of “Swiss Review” and continue to produce the independent quality journalism that our editorial team strives for. Please show your solidarity and donate. Thank you. MARC LETTAU, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The bank details for the transfer of voluntary subscriptions are as follows: Donate via credit card: www.revue.link/creditrevue Donate via PayPal: www.revue.link/revue Bank account for donations: IBAN: CH97 0079 0016 1294 4609 8 Bank: Berner Kantonalbank Bundesplatz 8 CH-3011 Berne BIC/SWIFT: KBBECH22 Beneficiary: BEKB Bern Account: 16.129.446.0.98, Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, FAO Mr A. Kiskery, Alpenstrasse 26, CH-3006 Berne Switzerland Reference: Support Swiss Review Email: revue@swisscommunity.org 1/800 000 The Fifth Switzerland is a colourful, varied and multilingual puzzle with well over 800,000 pieces. Today’s puzzle piece is ... … Susanne Mueller, 61, who has been living in New York, USA, since 1991. She is a business consultant and coach who combines her work with sport. What does it take for you to be able to say, ‘This is my home’? I feel at home wherever my computer is. All my work is online, so I can manage wherever there is an internet connection. I am a bit sad to admit it, but that’s the reality these days. How and when do you show your Swissness in your everyday life? I always mention my nationality when I introduce myself. Then I can talk about pleasant things like travelling, hiking, skiing or chocolate. But I also tell them that women in Switzerland only got the vote in 1971! If your friends asked you to make them a typical Swiss meal, what would you cook? Fondue. I have learned to make it the traditional way and not from a packet. It always tastes great. Do you ever feel like a foreigner when you visit Switzerland? Sometimes, yes. Whenever I have to ask whether the bus is going the right way. Just because I speak Swiss German doesn’t mean I know everything. People don’t always realise. What language do you dream in? Swiss German, but sometimes in a mix of languages. Years ago, I once dreamt that I could speak fluent Mandarin. I was travelling back to the US from China at the time. But then the person sitting next to me woke me up. I couldn’t speak Mandarin, unfortunately – it was indeed just a dream. How do you keep informed about what is happening in Switzerland? I enjoy reading the “Tages-Anzeiger” online. I also check the “20 Minuten” website now and again. I like Milena Moser’s column in the “SonntagsBlick”. She writes about her life in Switzerland and the US. My mother is also always well informed and likes to tell me about things in Switzerland that I need to know or to listen to. Being Swiss means ... … proudly showing off my little Swiss flag at the New York City Marathon. And taking one with me on my ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro. It helped me to find my tent in the dark. When I think about Switzerland … … I think of being free to swim in the beautiful cool, clear waters of Lake Thun, with the snow-capped Alps in the background. More: www.revue.link/puzzle3 Scholarships for vocational training or university studies in Switzerland The Foundation for the Swiss Abroad has been managing funds since 1961 to support young Swiss Abroad who wish to complete a vocational apprenticeship or university studies in Switzerland and whose families do not have sufficient resources. For further information and to submit a scholarship application, please contact educationsuisse, education in Switzerland, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne, Switzerland Tel. +41 31 356 61 04, info@educationsuisse.ch 34 Swiss Review / October 2025 / No.4
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