Links to help you connect
Sometimes when you move to a new area you just need a guide to some useful links so you can connect with people. Here are some links to Expat organizations that you might find helpful.
Three useful books are:
- Grüezi Newcomer! by Cécile Bastien-Remy (ISBN: 978-3-9523823-0-1)
- Swiss Watching Inside Europe’s Landlocked Island by Diccon Bewes. (ISBN: 978-1-85788-548-4)
- Zürich For Newcomers The Complete Guidebook for New and Longterm Residents by Barbara Milne. (ISBN: 978-3-280-05161-0)
Useful and interesting sites:
- All you need for Zurich — Zurich4You www.zurich4you.ch
- Design, Culture, Uniquely Swiss Stuff — Newly Swissed www.newlyswissed.com
- Your guide to Zurich and the area in book format: www.gruezinewcomer.ch
- Blog for expats living in Zurich www.zurichexpats.com
- Everything Expat in Switzerland www.xpatxchange.ch
- Swiss Tourism www.myswitzerland.com/en/home.html
- Integration Office in Zurich www.integration.zh.ch
- American Women’s Club in Zurich www.awczurich.org
- Tourism Winterthur www.winterthur-tourismus.ch
- Meetup www.meetup.com
- Swiss Watching swisswatching.wordpress.com
- Expat Discount Card — The Expat Card www.theexpatcard.ch
- Ladies in Zurich — Girlfriend Guide to Zurich www.mygirlfriendguide.com
