On a rainy Saturday, a few of us with our little ones left Lausanne for a 1hr. 15min. train ride to Soleure, a city in the German speaking part of Switzerland. By the station, there is a huge indoor playground with trampolines, trains, jungle gyms, and go-karts. The children especially loved jumping on the trampolines and riding the train. While the activities were great, the lunch menu was pizza, hot dogs, or smiley-face fries. By the end of the day, Moms and kids were exhausted, but the key is that everybody had a wonderful, fun-filled afternoon.

To celebrate Africa, the IMD kindergarten hosted an African lunch that featured local dishes and even a musician performing on various traditional instruments. All the food at the buffet lunch was prepared by Catherine, Marion, and Caroline—the 3 teachers at the kindergarten. They made a variety of vegetarian dishes of African origin, which ran out very quickly. The lunch was especially memorable since the daddies were also able to join. The event ended with fresh cut pineapples and happy children running around the foyer.
■ Wendy Wang (USA)