As we all know, yesterday was the first of August, the Swiss National Day. We were all already excited about the day and what was to come, so receiving a gift from the Leaders (a delicious Brunch first thing in the morning) immediately made the day happy. Not only did we have different kinds of cheese, we also had monkeybread (similar to cinnamon buns). Also, we were granted scrambled egg and rösti which we ate up in less than a second. After a pleased and full stomach, we made our way outside in front of the house to play some games with some special guests. We were lucky enough to meet the girlfriend of Valentine, the boyfriend of Anja and Angela from the OSA. A few games of sweat and laughter after, the Leaders gave us more than enough free time. We were allowed to go visit a cheese factory, and despite its small size. The homemade cheese was very delicious. While some of us visited the factory, others spent their time in bed relaxing and hanging out with friends. Dinner time came and everyone of us was ready for a pleasuring meal. This consisted of a variety of meat and salad. As mentioned before, since yesterday was the First of August, we all went walking through the town with bright red lanterns. We stopped at an open Theatre, where a group of Jodel singers beautifully performed the national Swiss Anthem. After they were finished, Valentine brought us up into the mountains where our private bonfire was located at. Despite the fact that the hike uphill was very tiring and scary since we were in the dark, we were all rewarded with chocolate and warmth from the fire. We spent approximately two jolly hours up there singing songs, lying down on tent sheets and watching the stars, lighting firesparks up and laughing until our stomaches hurt. Although we returned home extremely tired and done for the day, it was a wonderful first of August for everybody.

Soyeon (or Amber): I enjoyed spending time in the mountains at night with everyone, even though it was very cold and I was tired.

Nina: Breakfast was delicious and I also liked the view from the mountain. It was a beautiful day.

Meryam: I liked spending the time in the city in the evening, listening to the swiss music and brought up into the mountains because it was my first time spending the first of august with this ambiance and I like it so much   

Liisa: I liked to walk in crowd with “lampions” becouse it bring people together. J J J