The book, "Living and Working in Switzerland, A Survival Handbook" is an extremely helpful one. It is written by David Hampshire (ISBN 1 901130 16 9). You might be able to order it at www.survivalbooks.net. If you are already in Switzerland, to save on the overseas postage, you can order it at www.bergli.ch.
Try www.swisscorner.com for links to all sorts of books and videos about Switzerland.
There is a monthly newspaper in English called "Swiss News". It can be bought at kiosks or you can order a subscription from www.swissnews.ch.
The American Women's Club of Zurich puts out a book called "Living in Zurich" which is a good help. You can order it at www.awczurich.org.
Zurich International Club: For Single People between 25-40.
International Students in Zurich: For the 18-24 year old crowd.
Do you like to play cards & boardgames? If you would like to get together with others and do so, try groups.yahoo.com/group/lass_uns_spielen.
"Au Pair Connection - to offer mutual support and develop friendships between other au pairs and nannies." Contact kshr@bluewin.ch for more information.
Find a doctor near you (in German, French & Italian).
To help you with your housing search, go to:
www.homegate.ch
www.immostreet.ch
www.swissimmo.ch
www.immoclick.ch
immobilien.tagesanzeiger.ch
www.immoscout24.ch
alle-immobilien.ch
Some sites for finding used cars in CH (in French, German & Italian):
www.car4you.ch
www.autoscout24.ch
Looking for a job? Try job.search.ch.
comparis.ch is a site to help you compare costs of various services in CH (in French & German).
Would you like to save some francs? Learn about steals and deals in and around Switzerland at Swiss Consumers Forum.
University of Zurich Marketplace: Find a roommate.
Maybe you would like a "word of the day" to help you in learning your soon-to-be local language.
Deutsch Lernen is conversation group in German for those learning German.
Sylv's Silver Spoon: A virtual group dedicated to tasty Swiss cuisine!
Good luck!!!
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