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Voting in Switzerland vs. Voting in the U.S.

February 9, 2020 by almehrler

Switzerland makes it pretty easy for their citizens to vote. The U.S. could do — and should do — so much better.
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Welcome to My New Travel Blog

June 20, 2019 by almehrler

This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. In time, I hope to replace the silly stock images with my own photos from the camera I just bought (for example, my own laptop is a MacBook Air, not a Pro) and just… Read more
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Who Am I?

June 20, 2019 by almehrler

I am a dual Swiss-American citizen and writer just beginning my journey living abroad and getting to know my second home country.
What is fluency? I think it’s when you can tell a great joke.

September 13, 2019 by almehrler

A somewhat disorganized argument against the traditional ways we traditionally define “fluency” and why there’s a lot more to being fluent that vocabulary and good grammar.