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Living in Sion

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About

Living in Sion was founded by Catherine Nelson-Pollard, a British freelance writer and broadcaster, and Rachel Beacher, a journalist and communications specialist. Both writers have extensive publishing experience in both Switzerland and the UK.

Catherine Nelson-Pollard

Catherine also founded the website Living in Nyon as a help to English speakers in the Nyon area to help them integrate into local life and discover the town and villages around them. She also writes a regular “Living in Nyon” English column in the local (and widely distributed)   English in La Côte newspaper. The column is a light-hearted look at life along lake Geneva.

In 2011, she published a book called “Living along Lac Léman”, which is a collection of these columns along with other articles and photos.

Rachel Beacher

 

Before moving to Switzerland in early 2013, Rachel was a writer and editor for UK newspapers and magazines. She speaks passable French and is enjoying learning about Swiss life and customs with her family. Rachel writes a travel blog for knowitall.ch, a website for English speakers living in Geneva, Vaud and neighbouring areas of France.

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