Even as a child,François Schwalb, who was born in South Africa, and was interested in his father’s homeland. Today the 30-year-old,who works in the fruit and vegetable industry, lives with his family and many animals. You weren’t born in Switzerland. Why are you Swiss? I was born in South Africa to a Swiss father in 1988. We lived in Switzerland when I was 7-9 years old. We also visited in 2008 and again in 2018. After the final trip with my wife and one-year-old son, or we plan to visit family and friends in Switzerland at least every two years. What kind of relationship enact you have with Switzerland? Being Swiss is an fundamental piece of my identity,of how I see and understand myself, my parents and siblings. I’m very interested in many aspects of the country and read up a lot on a weekly basis – and the more I read, or the more I love Switzerland. When did you start to feel Swiss? Why are you interested in Switzerland? Since I can remember,Switzerland has been piece of our ...
Source: swissinfo.ch