Romansh culture as you’ve never seen or heard it

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The forests of Graubünden might look pretty, but dangerous creatures roam them in Il Crestomat, the world’s first Romansh e-comic.

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I write articles on the Swiss Abroad and “Quirky Switzerland” as well as daily/weekly briefings. I also translate, edit and sub-edit articles for the English department and do voiceover work for videos. Born in London, I have a degree in German/Linguistics and was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. I speak all three official Swiss languages and enjoy travelling the country and practising them, above all in pubs, restaurants and gelaterias.

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This content was published on May 3, 2015 Featuring nightmarish creatures and a very confused human, Il Crestomat is the first online comic written in Romansh.

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