„Legends and mystical Women“ reading with Dorothe Zürcher @ the Cultural Club Wier Seisler, Inn St. Martin in Tafers (Canton Fribour-CH) – free entry, book sale on site.
www.wierseisler.ch Registrations via: info@gasthofstmartin.ch Lovely thanks to Monique Baeriswyl!
It’s said, the mothers love to show off their sons – in my case I’m proud to show off my nephew! Once a year in Switzerland the children/kids accompany their parents or relatives to work to see, what work means and to offer them a starting position of their future plans. I’m honored having written about that in the journal „La Sorgente“! Many thanks goes to the new director Elisa Forte and In Memoriam of Nicola Conforte.
Once a year we meet and greet each other by doing some networking, it’s a good opportunity to watch out for some collaborations or projects. This time it was my turn to host the meeting in my hometown Aarau. The last two year wasn’t possible to meet up due to pandemic. I showed to my writing colleagues the castle, the old part of town and it’s beautiful paintings on gabled roofs from the 16th century. We ended up after lunch at the bookshop on the corner and the bookseller was very surprised to meet the bunch of authors, which books are there on the shelf! There are some common projects to come up this year!
A vaccination called „BIG THANK YOU“
as always to my family & close friends, and: Claudia Cammarata@ Cammarata WEBTV, Gianfranco Carozza, the late Nicola Ing Conforti, Karin Mayerhofer Dobler, Azadeh Eshaghi, Elisa Forte@LaSorgente, Corinne Heiniger,Marco Hutschenreuther@Spitalradio LuZ, Christian Imhof@qultur.ch, Monika Kocher, Giusy Mellace, the pupils@Primarschule Zofingen, Zaira Sellerio, Betty Tagliati, Delfina Carmelo Tommasini & last but not least my niece Seraina and my nephew Matteo for their inspiration 
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Once a year parents can take along their children to their working place and introduce them to their job and tasks, so the kids can have a look over the shoulder, or they are able to do some little tasks too. In my case my nephew Matteo has accompanied me and he had the chance to see my working place. I introduced him to do some floor plan calculations of square meters, reading building descriptions and doing a real estate evaluation. The day was completed with an online thrilling trail of chasing and arresting a hacker. The target of this future day is to prepare the pupils to take a decision if they want to continue studies or for an apprenticeship. Switzerland is probably the only country who applies the dual system of formation by working at a company for 3 days a week and the other 2 days at the professional school. It was fun working with my nephew, but strenuous too for both 🙂 We’ll see what he wants to become!!
„La Sorgente“ the worldwide magazine sent to Italian subscribers, has honored my review about the Swiss National Reading Day. The magazine is now directed by Elisa Forte and she set her fingerprint in a new layout. Sadly we heard the news by end of October the passing away of the former director Nicola Conforti. He’s wife just passed few months before and he often mourned about on the socials. Thanks from the bottom of my heart, Nicola – you gave me such a good opportunity with La Sorgente. May the Earth be the light to you and rest in peace.
Lovely thanks to the pupils of primary school Zofingen – you were amazing!
RIP Nicola – that’s how I would like to keep you in mind in your wonderful garden.
ly txs to Christian Imhof, feeling honored to be part of it!
Radio moderator Marco Hutschenreuther works at the hospital Radio Luz in Lucerne (CH). He invited me via phone call for an interview and to talk about „E38“! He travelled vocally in the ears of the listeners and read from the first chapter of the book! It was a pleasure and fun to hear him and me airing. Regrettably it was not possible to visit him at the radio station, due to Covid-restrictions. It should be possible to hear the interview of about 10 minutes on www.radioluz.ch!
Once a year my employer offers me the opportunity to do a volunteering. I do this with great pleasure at primary school Zofingen (CH), as my niece and nephew are pupils there. I started two years ago as a fairy-tale auntie, last year it was not possible due to Covid-restrictions and this year I decided for a mini-workshop „How to write a book!“. The pupils are on a good way to read themselves, so I thought it would be better to explain and tell what it takes to write a story – this was very welcomed by the teachers. It’s still a big issue, that many kids can’t go to school, because they live in dire situations and their parents can’t afford the money for school and books. It’s still a big issue the illiteracy or dyslexia, which can be trained by a speech therapist. I wanted to encourage the kids, to read more than spending time with gaming on a computer or surfing the net. I told them, that all the „Bigs“ started as „Small“ and they got all the potential to develop their talent! It was really great fun in these classes! Thanks to all the pupils and teachers for welcoming me!
Claudia Cammarata regularly invites writers, actors and other artists in her Live-Streaming „Cammarata WEBTV“, it was my turn on 11th may, talking with other writer colleagues about the topic „Il viaggio“ (The journey). Myself was talking about „La Cartiera“ (The Paper Factory) and mentioned by the way my other two works, which probably will be the next discussion on Cammarata WEBTV. You can find the clip on YouTube by searching of Cammarata WEBTV & and it’s held in italian language!
