thousands of thought!

Living outside from my motherland is not so easy for me from the beginning.

Having a new start of life is like a building construction with a lot of materials needed just be finish. But it takes many years sometimes depending the owners budget.

I compare it to each individuals ability to learn and to adapt to a life your present in.

I would like to share my sight of view about life abroad. I arrived December 30, 2005. Come from a warm tropical climate landed to a country with minus 15 degree cold. A lot of thought and excitement when I arrived on that day.I remember something that I heard often from my friends and neighbors that they are wishing to live abroad. But I realized that everything is not easy.

It takes time and effort for everything. Yes! I can speak english but it wouldn't count if you will live here forever ? you need to speak their language .In spite of all achievement that you may have, but still you need to go back to the basic. In Sweden people speaks Swedish. To learn the language is the key to find a job.

Now after living 3 years I realized how I've been through my life. I was so blessed to have a very supporting husband . Now I have a permanent job and can speak their language.

I'm the only Filipino working in my department,the rest of my colleague are Swedish. It requires a lot of pressure and patience sometimes. One big reason is the language itself.

Month of February my boss send me to the "kvalitet ombud utbildning" (ombud )means representative, it's a training for those who will be the quality representatative in every working area specially in my department. It was my 2nd day of training yesterday and I learned a lot. I was so thankful for all the opportunity that I have right now. The training takes 6 days 1 day for every week and it's free and I got paid for it.

All the delegates are Swedish! I felt nervous! during our discussion and group work. But this time I tried to believe my instinct that I can do it and thinking to be myself all the time. It happens things that impossible! I was with the whole discussion yerterday and so on with all the group work.

I have my self-confindence!