Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

A memory of puzzling sounds when I first arrived in Basel

"Lent trees" in Elizabeth Bishop's "Electrical Storm"

A dramatic teaching moment that a student remembered but I forgot

Three Swiss football players who could soon have the most matches for the national team

Pushing my glasses up while teaching

"Like Robinson Crusoe's money" in Charles Dickens's "Little Dorrit" (1857)