Max Haechler, US

Longtime Organisation of the Swiss Abroad council member Max Haechler is worried about how the next generation can participate. Originally from Erlenbach near Zurich, he and his wife (from Interlaken) now live in Arizona.

This content was published on August 19, 2017 - 17:32

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