Swiss Alps

What’s going on everybody!  I had the ultimate experience this past week, spending it in the Swiss Alps.  I personally have never had the opportunity to go skiing or snowboarding back in the states, so there was no way I was going to miss this trip.  IES, my study abroad program coordinator, planned the entire trip.  They gave us the pleasure to stay at a 4 star hotel in St. Moritz, a small town in Switzerland that has hosted the winter olympics twice in the past!  We arrived in St. Moritz on sunday and automatically the landscape of the town captivated all of us. The town literally looks like you’re inside a snowglobe.  There was not much to do in the town except eat some great chocolate, and window shop because everything was really expensive.

As I had mentioned earlier I have never had the opportunity to snowboard.  This could have been detrimental to the Swiss Alps trip to me for not being able to snowboard.  All of the IES students tried to convince me that snowboarding would be too difficult to learn in three days, and I would not be able to enjoy my time there.  I promised myself before I got there that no matter how many times I fall or felt frustrated that I would learn how to snowboard in the Swiss Alps.  I mean in the future I could look back and say I learned how to snowboard in the Swiss Alps with no lessons, how amazing would that be.

I rented my snowboarding gear, took a gondola 2000 ft up to the mountain, and a ski lift up another 2000 ft where the blue trails were, which are designated for beginners.  The first 30 minutes I continuously kept falling.  I then just completely decided I had to stand up, find my balance, and enjoy my trip.  I put my mind to it and did just that.  By the third day I was already capable of snowboarding on red trails, which superseded my expectations.  The view at the top of the mountains was mind-blowing.  The Swiss Alps was the most beautiful and exciting trip I have done so far while studying abroad in Milan.  It is a must see for anyone who studies abroad!

Thank you everybody for checking out the post, I will be sure to check in again later this week.


Location: st. mortiz

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