A Big Visit

Thursday, July the 10^th

Archie and the staff told us that we’ll have visitors tomorrow. The Governor of the Swiss Canton of Graubünden, Claudio Lardi, was coming. Also the mayor of Ftan, Reto Pedotti, was joining us. Of course, such attention meant that reporters from the regional radio station, RTR, and from the national radio station, DRS, were coming as well!

Friday, July the 11^th

That day began as usual. We had our breakfast and started into our day with some differences. Simtown was in the morning, not the afternoon.

The visitors joined us at Simtown and paid every branch a visit in the following hour. We needed Kate to help translate but that wasn’t a problem.

A few minutes before they arrived in our press room, we in the media had prepared some questions for two of them. One person who was interviewed is the governor of Ftan and the other one was the treasurer of Ftan. While Kate translated, he told us that he is very surprised, proud and feels happy for us - the media branch. (Not exaggerating!)

*Source: Sim Town Media, Inc.

Here are links to what the Swiss press had to say about Hometown!:

Ina enclava englaisa en la Rumantschia - link to a radio report in Romansch about the camp!

http://www.suedostschweiz.ch/medien/archiv/pdf/treffer.cfm?begriff1=concordia%20language%20villages -search results of Newspapers in German and Romansch about Hometown Europe. (Accessible after registering.)