Grosi's country: it's hard to get a straight answer out of Alice Reber. The mountains are always beautiful, the lakes shining, the seasons joyful and plentiful. 'Is there something you don't like about living in Switzerland?' I ask. 'Only if they sell out the country,' she says with a grin. This lady could be a spokeswoman for Swiss tourism.

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Grosi's country: it's hard to get a straight answer out of Alice Reber. The mountains are always beautiful, the lakes shining, the seasons joyful and plentiful. 'Is there something you don't like about living in Switzerland?' I ask. 'Only if they sell out the country,' she says with a grin. This lady could be a spokeswoman for Swiss tourism.

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Alice is my adopted Grosi, or Swiss-German grandmother. She's the grandmother of my Swiss boyfriend, who I met in Geneva when I was a foreign exchange student. I have grandparents back in the United States, but I've never quite met anyone like Grosi. When I talk to other Swiss about their grandmothers, they usually give a shrug and roll their eyes...

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