(Almost) Better than anywhere

In one of the books about pregnancy that we have, Sarah was reading the other day a section in which real people (supposedly) had their questions answered by the authors (doctors). One question was from a pregnant woman who wanted to take a long vacation in western Europe but was worried about the medical care available to her in that region should she need it.

Lest this would be you asking this question, lest you also think we are still living in the Middle Ages here, my answer to you, if you have any concerns about the medical care Sarah has received so far or will receive at the hospital/clinic where she will deliver, is in the survey that came out this week by Mercer Human Resource Consulting that puts Geneva - our home for the past 3 1/2 years - at a close number 2 for overall quality of life in the whole world. Geneva was beaten - but only by a hair - by Zurich. If it would make anybody feel better, we could consider Zurich for a delivery location - it's only 3 or so hours away. But then we would - or should - be considering German names for Baby, which is already confused enough by any reference in French to it.

Geneva has consistently ranked high in this annual survey, which has health care as one of its factors. Indeed, if you haven't figured it out yet, Baby's parents have been living high on the hog for the last few years with our European lifestyle and living as tourists in the heart of The Continent with salaries to match the high cost of living here, but still enough to allow us to take countless weekend trips all over the place (I must end this soon so I can prepare for our long weekend in Copenhagen). Bill at church has now started to request a slide show of all of our travels around Europe, which outnumber his, and he's been here a good seven years.

So, to conclude, not only will Baby be well-traveled before he/she is even born, but he/she is receiving adequate medical care and attention in this city of high standards for everything (you know, they even occasionally wipe down the signs with the street names on them so they don't get too dirty). Besides, Mommy is eating well and is also providing lots of in-utero mental nourishment in the form of concerts and cultural events that she and Daddy attend. With several more months of living here for us, why don't you join us for a visit and check out our great standard of living for yourself?