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Trudy Wells-Meyer, United States of America
03.10.2025
The “Fifth Switzerland” is a colourful, varied and multilingual puzzle with well over 800,000 pieces. Today’s puzzle piece is …
… Trudy Wells-Meyer, born in 1941 in Tann (ZH). Living since 1968 in Arizona, USA. She is an award-winning hair designer and Author/Poet. Her dare-to-be different inspirational memoir is titled “Some Things Are Simply Meant to Be”.

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What is it like for you being connected to more than one country?
May I never forget, gratitude for both – Switzerland and the USA; however, watching a Swiss-US football, America calls soccer game, tennis or any sport, I will always root for the red and white… the Swiss!
How is Switzerland changing, in your view?
Too much to the left, thanks to the media! What happened to “neutral”… going away… how sad!
What do you miss the most about or from Switzerland?
Glorious scenery… and snow-covered mountains
Is regularly meeting other Swiss people important to you?
YES! I love the Arizona Swiss Society events. I am editor number 2 of the Swiss Club‘s newsletter.

Which Swiss customs does your family still observe?
Wear red and white every year on August 1st, even my Wisconsin-born American husband Lew.
How do you keep informed about what is happening in Switzerland?
Regularly calling my sister and brother. Reading online: the “Blick” and the “Weltwoche”.
William Tell is ...
… the mentality of never giving up!
My favourite memory of Switzerland ...
June 8th, 1972, heavy rain all morning, sun out at 1, in time at 1:45 for the wedding party to walk from my parents’ house to the Catholic church where I grew up; Church bells ringing …
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