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Returning to Switzerland

Members of the US Timber Framers Guild admire a house in the Berner Oberland. swissinfo.ch

Returning to Switzerland

An American carpenter finds timber – and roots – in the Bernese Oberland. And from wood to worms: the Swiss silk trade is making a comeback.

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Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

Susan Misicka, swissinfo.ch


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