A Texan's Adventure in Switzerland

<p>On the surface it is a story about a man and his dog traveling and discovering the world around them.&nbsp;But it is more than that.&nbsp;This story is about finding your way in a strange new place and trying to fit in as an outsider. It is about love and grand adventures filled with danger and excitement.&nbsp;It has times full of joy and fun, but it also deals with loss and difficulties.</p><p>Mostly it is a book about life, and will have you laughing, crying and glad you came along with the adventure.</p><p></p><p>In November 2008, Randy Snow pitched over the handlebars of his motorcycle and skidded 80 feet across the pavement, shredding his left leg and foot. Then his&nbsp;company&nbsp;laid him off. Injured, depressed, and unemployed, he applied for a new job with a&nbsp;software&nbsp;company headquartered in Switzerland-and soon, he found himself on an airplane over the Atlantic, traveling to&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;life&nbsp;in Europe.</p><p></p><p>This is the story of Randy's bewildering, hilarious, and often embarrassing&nbsp;adventures&nbsp;as he explores his new continent in the company of his trusted sidekick Cowboy, his one-blue-eyed, one-brown-eyed rescue mutt. Together, these two Texans discover some little-known Swiss secrets, like church bells don't always mean a fire and trash collection is far more mysterious than just taking out the garbage, all while sampling&nbsp;the bewildering array of Swiss bureaucracy and the magnificence of the Matterhorn. And through the dangers of the snow-capped Alps and the pitfalls of German grammar, Randy and Cowboy learn there's one thing that can&nbsp;fix&nbsp;just about any problem: a really&nbsp;top-notch&nbsp;gelato.&nbsp;Gelato, that is- and the love of a good woman.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;Whether you're planning a trip to Switzerland or you'd rather just read about it from someone who's made the mistakes for you and got the T-shirt to prove it, <em>A Texan's Adventure in Switzerland</em> goes down like a hot plate of&nbsp;K��sesp��tzle:&nbsp;delicious, authentic, and sometimes impossible to pronounce.</p>