Meet Jili Hamilton at OffTheShelf’s next book reading event on Tuesday, 17 September, 2013
How many of us feel there is something missing in our lives? We struggle to do our best but things don’t always seem to work out the way we had hoped and we ask ourselves: ‘Why me?’
Local author, Jili Hamilton, tries to answer these questions and more in her new book, entitled, "A Seeker's Guide to a Life worth Living", which includes a series of short articles on various aspects of life and the lessons learnt, particularly through the people who have touched her life.
Living in Geneva, and working as a translator, proof-reader, writer, teacher and therapist, Jili writes a fortnightly column for a small online magazine on various aspects of self-development. So popular are the articles that she submits to this column, that she decided to compile them into this unique book, so that others can benefit from her infinite wisdom!
A leading nanny and babysitting agency has opened up a new franchise in Switzerland, filling a gap in the local market for childcare recruitment.
Called Rockmybaby, the new business was set up at the end of last year by Tanya Jeannet, a Swiss national who was born in South Africa but moved to Switzerland 5 years ago, where she now lives with her husband and two little girls.
Tanya told knowitall.ch, “With two young daughters of my own, I know only too well the challenges of working and having children. I am determined to provide a service to families that will help make life a little easier and make them feel confident in the care of their children, whilst allowing them to have some well-deserved time out for themselves.”
A new service has recently opened in the Geneva region, offering a range of face-to-face counseling services for young people, children, adults, families, schools and community youth groups.
The practice, called Counselling and Youth Work, has been set up by Mariann Parker, an Australian with professional qualifications in Counselling, Youth Work, Mental Health First Aid, Alcohol and Other Drugs Work, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Recently arrived in the region from East Africa, Mariann told knowitall.ch, “My new practice has been set up in response to the urgent need identified by international schools, parents and community group organisers in the greater Geneva area. When I arrived in the area and started speaking to these organizations, many of those involved in caring and welfare roles commented on the absence of English-speaking specialists who are capable of coming into organisations upon request or, equally, receiving individual referrals, to provide targeted and value-adding support services when and where people truly need them.”
Expecting a baby can be daunting at the best of times, but when you are faced with a barrage of information, all provided in a foreign language that you are also finding difficult to master, then it can be simply overwhelming.
Even if you are able to speak French quite fluently, you may well be unfamiliar with some of the more technical vocabulary used to describe the birthing process and all that it entails.
To help your pregnancy run as smoothly as possibly, and to provide you with all the information you may need throughout the 9 months and beyond, there is help at hand in the form of an English-speaking nurse/midwife and lactation consultant, who has worked in the Nyon area as an independent midwife for more than 10 years. Running her own business called Easybirth, Kathryn Granges works under the supervision of the Swiss federation for midwives (FSSF) and now finds herself in considerable demand within the English-speaking community.
A new crèche has recently opened in Mies, catering for both the local and international community of the Lake Geneva region. Part of the Bébébiz group of kindergartens, which includes 15 crèches throughout France, the new nursery is located in a newly converted, bright and airy space, measuring 500m2, and is conveniently located just a short drive or train journey from Geneva.
Featuring hand-painted murals with inspirational themes aimed at awakening the creativity of the child, the new crèche is able to cater for 44 children, divided into 2 groups: 24 children aged from 4 months to 2 and a half years, and 20 children aged from 2 and half years to primary school age.
