Jul
7
Day 2
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Jetlag was less severe since we came late and had a night to recover from the flight. I am starting to get used to the accent. People tend to be loud here and very nasal when they speak. I enjoy meals at the Hyatt and other outside restaurants. Today is the last day before the […]
Jul
6
Denver
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Day 1: We arrived after 12 hours of traveling. Custom had some very strange and direct questions. I was not at my best to answer. Custom officer: What are you doing in the US? ME: It’s a business trip Custom officer: What is your business and what is your position within the company? ME: I […]
Jul
4
2nd Day!
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So far so good! One step at the time! I will take the plane to the US tomorrow.
Jul
3
First day!
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It looked promising. Everyone was kind and the job does not seem hard. Lots of tedious procedures for now. I have the feeling that the person I will replace is not very good at computers and she does everything manually in a very tedious way. A lot of tasks can be simplified and are automated […]
Jul
2
Contract Signed!
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Voila! I am all set. New job awaits! Fingers crossed ….fingers crossed! Hourra! Hourra!
Jun
29
It Felt GooD!
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It’s been 6 months now that I am looking for a job and applying continuously to the APEC site (job search board). I felt good not to have to do it anymore. I got sick of the face of the ad’s dude there. I am keeping fingers crossed for the new job. It is at […]
Jun
29
BoUght a CaR!
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I need one to go to work. It’s only 45 min drive by car but it takes 1 h and 40 min to get there by train. I’ve decided it’s time I get a car. It’s a second hand Toyota Yaris 2009 (model : 90 D-4D Confort). It has 68 k mileage on it already […]
Jun
26
Got a Job!!!!
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Scientific and technical officer for the International Institute of Welding Starting date: July 3rd 40 min drive from home! Base salary: 37 k! “CDI” type= permanent contract What’s the job? I am responsible for the journal and any scientific publication from the institute around the world. F** k**ng Awesome!!! I will attend an international conference […]
Jun
21
The bEst eXotic maRigold hOteL
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“The only real failure is the failure to try And the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment” “the person who risks nothing…does nothing, has nothing.” Bitter sweet movie to watch! Link
Apr
25
Icloud
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Alright there is a huge competition going on between different services and Google just got in. So people will be able to enjoy more icloud space. Microsoft’s Skydrive: 7 Gb (25 GB if you were in the trial program) Google Drive : 5 Gb Apple’s Icloud: 5 Gb Dropbox: 3 gb (8 Gb if u […]