The Essentials
- AFS Switzerland Welcome Booklet
- AFS Participant Guide
- AFS Medical Guide
- Host School FAQ
- Arrival Information
- Visa FAQ
Digging Deeper
Language Resources
- ActiLingua: German
- Ralf-Kinas: German
- LiveMocha: German
- Rosetta Stone: German
- Memrise: German
- DuoLingo: French and German
- Rosetta Stone: French
- Memrise: French
- Bonjour: French
Cultural Resources
- Customs, Beliefs, and Norms
- Hofstede Center: Switzerland
- BBC Profile: Switzerland
- Goethe Institut
- About French
- About German
- Culture Grams
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News and Media
- DW: German News
- French and German Podcasts
- Swiss Info (English)
- The Local (English)
- Blick (German)
- 20 Minuten (German)
- Tages Anzeiger (German)
- Neue Zuercher Zeitung (German)
- Le Matin (French)
Movies and Documentaries
- Winged Migration (2001)
- Journey of Hope (1990)
- Vitus (2006)
- Neuland (2013) (in German)
- Die Schweizermacher (1978)
- Dangerous Moves (1984)
- Sister (2012)
- Ready, Steady, Charlie! (2003)
- Les petites fugues (1979)
Books
- And Both Were Young (1949)
- Side Effects may Vary (2014)
- Banner in the Sky (1954)
- Swiss Life: 30 Things I Wish I’d Known (2014)
- A Concise History of Switzerland (2013)
- The Swiss and the Nazis (2006)
- Cooking in Switzerland (1985)
- Heidi (1881)
- Der Verdacht (1962)
- Man in the Holocene (1979)
- Steppenwolf (1927)
LGBTQ Resources (Diversity)
Heritage and Ethnicity Resources (Diversity)