As of late

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Stephen and I have been working away and enjoying our time between school.  

Stephen is building iOS and Android apps for his friends' startup company. 

I am designing fMRI software for a medical imaging company. 

Coming home to a homework-less evening has been fabulous. We actually have time to go to the rec. center, hang out with friends, study German, and participate in all our church activities!  Even though we are making money now, we are tightening our bootstraps because living in Switzerland is not going to be cheap. 

Oh, 

Did I forget to mention that?

We are moving to Zurich in August. 

Stephen and I were both accepted to graduate programs at 

ETH (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).

Several people have asked, "Why Zurich?" 

1.  ETH is one of the top universities in the world, particularly in Engineering and Technology.  It is an alma mater to 21 Nobel Laureates including Albert Einstein.  ETH is also home to the top medical nano-robotics research group in the world, which I have the opportunity to work with.  Crazy, right?

2.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has members in Switzerland, but the numbers are not as strong as in the states. There is a temple 40 minutes from the university, and we would have many opportunities to serve and help bring the church out of obscurity. 

3.  Switzerland is one of the safest places to move abroad.  It is the one of the most politically and economically stable countries in the world, and has the highest quality of living. 

4.  It's Switzerland.  A beautiful country with rolling green country side, beautiful clear lakes, and the Alps.  Switzerland is at the heart of Europe and a prime starting point for travel.  The city of Zurich is pristine, clean, quiet, peaceful, and absolutely breathtaking.   Pedestrians have right of way.  Health and physical fitness are a part of every person's life and the atmosphere is uplifting and invigorating. 

5.  It felt right.  Before Stephen and I knew each other, we had desires to move abroad.  As we dated we "hypothetically" talked about our studies in Europe together.  When we visited the university last summer it seem like time stopped, and that perfect city felt strangely like home.  Now, after so many incredible bits and pieces have come together in ways that only divine intervention could design, we have been given the opportunity to seize the day and make our dreams come true.  

It is humbling to think that Heavenly Father believes in us enough to present us with this opportunity.  We want more than anything to show him that he is right, we can do this, we can make a difference. I hope to make him proud.  

If all goes as planned, we will have our visa's and move to Zurich mid-August (leaving Utah mid-July). Our doors are always open, if you need a place to stay while traveling abroad. Though we can't guarantee there will be a luxurious amount of room ;)