Gerry's Diary (English)

GerryGerry tells us every two weeks what's been happening to him in Switzerland, Britain and elsewhere. He comments on what has caught his eye - or ear. He talks about his family, friends and colleagues - the little things that happen. But thanks to his “outsider’s” view - after his 20 years living in Switzerland - he often sees things that we "insiders" just don't notice.

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Gerry is a pseudonym used by Gareth Hughes for the character he has created for his podcasts. Gareth, like Gerry, is from Wales and he came to Switzerland more than 20 years ago with his wife and three children. In the summer of 2008 he and his wife moved back to Wales. Gareth's job and his life have been bound up with languages: the learning and teaching of them to adults from many different backgrounds. Languages are inextricably bound up with culture, and it's the strange and amusing contacts between languages and cultures that he experiences on a daily basis in Switzerland, in Britain and on his travels through Europe that form the basis for his podcasts.

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Archive:

Gerry's Diary 122: Political news, dog years and a fire alarm (24th May, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 121: Measles, water and fish (13th May, 3013)
Gerry’s Diary 120: Storm damage, York, singing in the supermarket (26th April 2013)
Gerry's Diary 119: Bad times and good times at Easter, an embarrassing mother (12th April, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 118: A Welsh princess, Fair Trade, and my diet (28th March, 2013)
Gerry's Diary 117 : Roses, Devil's Bridge and football (15th March, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 116: St David’s Day, shops and kindness (March 1, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 115: Owen’s life in China, Tom Parry-Jones and the food crisis (February 15, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 114: Flying dogs, snow and burgers (February 1, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 113: Bryn Terfel, morning tea, New Year traditions (January 18, 2013)
Gerry’s Diary 112: Samichlaus, a knitting pattern and Christmas (December 21, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 111: Road works and my Speed Awareness course (December 7, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 110: Sunday lunch, Buxton, Museum of Liverpool (November 23, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 109: A trip to London (buses and schools) (November 9, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 108: Being ill, going to the theatre, walking dogs (October 26, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 107: Owen’s school, ladies’ talk, good house guests (October 12, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 106: French holiday, cross-channel migration, council member (September 28, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 105: European Day of Languages and the Paralympics (September 14, 2012)
Gerry’s Diary 104: Olympic Games highs and lows, small children and their world (August 31, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 103: A British wedding, Cornwall and a joke about the rain (July 13, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 102: The Hollow Crown, sex and fish (June 29, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 101: The Olympic Torch Relay and the Diamond Jubilee (June 15, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 100: Celebrations, Church Island, a parallel universe and birds (June 1, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 99: Ireland, the Irish and a busy month of May (May 21, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 98: Britannia Bridge, a clever shop assistant, an Irish blessing (May 4, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 97: A singing bridge, a "hogitat" and funny things in a bookshop (April 20, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 96: Too little rain, too little petrol, more hearing problems (April 5, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 95: My mother's hearing, my wife's ankle and my favourite shop (March 23, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 94: Anniversaries, London, children's words (March 9, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 93: Abergavenny, Hereford's world map, Beijing CVs (February 24, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 92: Portmeirion, club dinners, dictionaries, Brighton "babes" (February 10, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 91: Happy and hopeful, holiday plans, beach meeting (January 27, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 90: Interview with Beatrice, a Swiss woman in Wales (January 13, 2012)
Gerry's Diary 89: Flu, the world's favourite food, carpets and Christmas (December 9, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 88: Autumn weather and picnic, flash mobs, tea for builders (November 25, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 87: Big numbers, British Sign Language, Owen's accident (November 11, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 86: Philosophical builders, Welsh sport and holidays on the move (October 28, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 85: A radio interview, plastic bags, a joke about Adam (October 14, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 84: Post office, pensions, dogs and a concert (September 30, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 83: Sports day, sandwich scandal, Owen's new love (September 16, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 82: Summer highlights, old churches, Welsh history (September 2, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 81: London, Lord's, Billy's bill and learning to take away (July 15, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 80: Lichfield, Stratford and saying "No, thank you" (July 1, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 79: Trouble at the Community Centre AGM, Owen wandering again (June 17, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 78: Ben Nevis in the snow and quiet coaches that are noisy (June 1, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 77: Chinese Welsh, windows, wartime wedding and Swiss tourism (May 20, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 76: That wedding - clothes, spectacle, atmosphere, politics (May 6, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 75: Swiss holiday, the queen's Easter, swallows and bikers (April 22, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 74: Comic Relief, an absent-minded professor, Mother's Day (April 8, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 73: Shops closing, voluntary work, family picnics (March 25, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 72: Trouble in Vienna, The King's Speech and King Lear (March 11, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 71: Liverpool (part 2), the price of lenses and spending a penny (February 25, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 70: Liverpool history, toast and tonsils (February 11, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 69: New church visitors, goodbye builders, a lucky Swiss in India (January 28, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 68: White Christmas, Owen's homecoming, mistletoe (January 14, 2011)
Gerry's Diary 67: Switzerland, Wales and Christmas (December 10, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 66: The gypsy woman, how to name and treat children, and grapes (November 26, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 65: Owen's jeans, autumn festivals, language and education (November 12, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 64: A bad cold, American cheese, fat bus drivers, government cuts (October 29, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 63: How to breathe, wine tasting, Owen's good move, Swiss cows (October 15, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 62: London, languages, a dog and hobbies (October 1, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 61: Autumn begins, a pub quiz, and trouble with the police (September 17, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 60: Builders, visitors, an email from Owen and clever chickens (September 3, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 59: Scottish sun, Glasgow vs. Edinburgh, and a joke (July 16, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 58: Peter's holiday, builders, singing on the train, football (July 2, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 57: Welsh exam, neighbours, old men's rugby, monkey story (June 18, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 56: Swiss Ladies (part 2), Eisteddfod singing, climbing Snowdon (June 2, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 55: Election, Swiss Ladies, animals and Owen's health (May 21, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 54: A party, a small world, Owen in the jungle, VIP visits (May 7, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 53: Your comments, pond problems, neighbours moving (April 23, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 52: Fly to Cardiff, new supermarket, nuclear power, Owen in KL (April 9, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 51: Saying the wrong thing, mid-morning problems and exam stress (March 26, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 50: The competition, mystery bones, mystery TGV and Portmeirion (March 12, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 49: The Civic Society annual dinner and the king of vegetables (February 26, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 48: Switzerland again - with snow, satnav, Roger and allergies (February 12, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 47: Snow in Wales, Owen at Uluru, and the "Swiss Ladies" (January 29, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 46: Christmas dinner, presents, pantomine and two stories (January 15, 2010)
Gerry's Diary 45: The co-pilot, Zurich station, floods and The Messiah (December 11, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 44: Birthdays, Manchester and a cup of coffe and a chat (November 27, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 43: Nov 5th, the Welsh class, ill when travelling, a new mountain (November 13, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 42: A trip to Germany, my niece, the girl with the red rose (October 30, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 41: Not wanting to settle down, a bar in Hanoi, my worst flight (October 16, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 40: Losing your keys, for and against pets, and your comments (October 2, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 39: St Patrick in Wales, a European trip and news from Australia (September 18, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 38: Switzerland, the Anglesey Show and a B&B in the Cotswolds (September 4, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 37: Men, Federer, a Scottish level crossing and holiday plans (July 17, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 36: A trip to the beach, Wimbledon and stories from the sea (July 3, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 35: Driving in the UK, last Welsh class, cruises, cinema trouble (June 19, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 34: Reality TV, shopping, chicken drama and the taxman (June 5, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 33: Local stories, workers in Wales, and the man at the concert (May 22, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 32: A holiday weekend, tourist tips and a tax problem (May 8, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 31: Unhappy daughter, mountains, a paramedic and ice-cream (April 24, 2009)
Gerry's Dairy 30: Easter, Mother's Day, April 1st and my sister's joke (April 9, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 29: Summer time, people on the train, ducks and other birds (March 27, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 28: Nain's superstitions, driving and a tough mouse (March 13, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 27: Gardening, the son in Australia, fishcakes and Irish police (February 27, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 26: Snow and fog in London, a morning call and Saint Dynwen (February 13, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 25: Raclette, WOOFFers, a light mystery and how to feed love (January 30, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 24: Start of winter, end of Christmas and an old lady's new car (January 16, 2009)
Gerry's Diary 23: A Christmas special and a visit from the water company (December 19, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 22: Unhappy Swiss, trouble in the choir and in the garden (December 5, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 21: Remembrance Day, Sunday trains, cathedral choirs and traffic (November 21, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 20: The fair, fireworks, warm flats and the betting shop (November 7, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 19: Second part of tour, flowers, sat nav and language practice (October 24, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 18: A tour of the town, my Welsh class and some chickens (October 10, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 17: A big Swiss bill, great food and drink, and some London tips (September 26, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 16: Rain but no drinking water, Welsh choirs and a phone call (September 12, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 15: A wet summer, the Anglesey Show and too much bad food (August 29, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 14: Moving and my first days in Wales (August 18, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 13: Young people's free time and moving after 20 years (July 4, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 12: Leaving Switzerland, Floosie dies and the Jedi Church (June 20, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 11: New windows, British workmen, Eurovision and football (June 6, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 10: Air travel and stories of my holiday in America (May 23, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 9: Connecticut, birthdays and Floosie takes the bus (May 9, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 8: Blackbirds, the dinner group again and British food (April 25, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 7: April 1st, Auntie Dilys eats spaghetti and Mam’s speeding (April 11, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 6: Wales, Duffy and my choir (March 28, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 5: Flying to Linz, Floosie in church and English houses (March 14, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 4: Spring, the dinner group and Swiss washing machines (February 29, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 3: Carnival, rugby, dental hygienists and Floosie the cat (February 15, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 2: The weather, skiing with Uncle Eric and train travel (February 1, 2008)
Gerry's Diary 1: Christmas in Wales and in Switzerland (January 18, 2008)