thanks heap again. I think I will be in a similar position as you because I think that I will choose to go have a room & board in a college. Yeah food will be a challenge for me, I'll really have a good think about that before I go because I believe that I have to learn to make my own food that will definitely be cheaper in any case. LOL I just have to convince myself that my food is good food haha
ohhhh Books same as US, ummm I heard that in the US books are very expensive...​ I'm studying intl. relations so I dont think it would be textbooky, I really hope it is just like a recommended reading list and some course notes...
How do you get around? Do you hire a bike?
ohh the other thing I was going to ask was about your room. Is it a single room? cos idk I like my own room, but I prefer living with people lol Is it like a dorm style set-up? I wouldn't want like a hotel where you are just there in your room you know but get to know the people you 'live' with.. lol I want to make friends, its soo hard being all foreign, that's my concern I guess..
hope you are having a great day.
Sam C>

hey greg ^^ thanks for the contact/
I was doing my expenses some before and I just find it hard to calculate cos I really have no idea what it will be like there...
If you dont mind me asking, how much is it like for food in a week there? and are there other huge living expenses to cover? Are the books for uni/college expensive???​
lol I calculated so far that for 6 months it would be like 9,413CHF, (having like a 500CHF rent); I dont know if that is too under-estima​ted or over-estimat​ed. Would you be able to give me an indication?
Thanks a lot for everything mate. Oh I wish I can give something in return!
cheers,
Sam C>

Hello there!!!!!

ohh thanks for that, yeah I've heard of easyjet ^^ its great that Geneva airport is one of the hubs for it. but ofcourse I would use the rail if it is really close hehe
Do you use MSN or facebook? It would be nice to keep in touch with you. I can send you my email if you like ^^
Sam C>

ohh yeah I have to think about insurance too.. With the eurorail pass do you think its cheaper?? Is it like a value-pack of 24 rail rides? I mean I will probably be going on a train ride on weekends if I have time. yeah sometimes I think flights but even be cheaper if the train tickets are so expensive..

cool, ohh the other thing is insurance, these days you have to pay extra just to get ski insurance.. ekk 
ohh how much is the train ride from Swiss to Paris? ^^ I love Paris, I miss it...
you can pretty much go around anywhere in the schengen region right?

cool mate thanks a lot for all your helpful info ^^ much appreciated.​
So what have you been doing lately? Have you gone skiing there yet? I really want to try skiing there in swiss, but I know it will not be cheap..

cool, cool. hehe I was actually planning to be a vegetarian when I get there so I can save money and not eat meat! hehe our exchange is more or less like the USD to CHF because we are reaching parity with USD (1AUD=0.93US​D), hopefully by next year they say.
Is it better to live in one of the colleges at uni or like in a share house?

ohh good that should be fine.Do you have to know some swiss german and italian too to converse with some other people?
Ive always wondered if it is also very expensive there in terms of food. Is it expensive?
Sam C>

ohh so you are studying in English then there? I've done french for 5 years now.. I plan to studying my subjects while on exchange all in french, so Im kinda scared, but I think it will be a good challenge
wow its cold there, but I guess its survivable for me haha its not as cold as if you go more north