First Real Blog

OK, I really don't know what was going on in my head when I made that first post. I had worked for 90 days straight putting in 12+ hours a day in work, think how you would act in that situation. I got this idea from Gaurav, I realized it would end up being a lot easier to update this occasionally than to worry about sending emails all the time. I'll still think about sending once in a while, but I'm getting lazy and the whole trip isn't as exciting and interesting as it once was... Hence, less to write about. Just a recap of who I am and what the hell I'm doing in Siberia.. After graduating from VU in ChE I got hired into an international company giving me the opportunity to travel and work in distant and obscure places. Little did I know that there was no limit to the distances they were willing to send me. I got a letter in the mail with my hiring information and my itinerary for training. I was to go to Paris for 2 weeks to learn the basics of the company with about 30 other people from around the world. The second page described my posting location and salary. It was a decent salary, but that's not what caught my attention. I was to be posted in a small city named Noyabrsk, in the middle of Siberia. Siberia.. A vast area with very little really known about it. I told my friends and family I was to be stationed in Siberia for my first job with very mixed reactions. Needless to say, I was a little worried, but decided to take the chance. Now, 6 months later, I've discussed culture, politics, and religion with more than 28 different nationalities, watched fireworks from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, been able to swim off the coast of France in Biarritz, snorkeled through coral reefs in the Red Sea at Sharm el Sheikh, Relaxed on the beaches of the Mediterranean in Alexandria, descended down to the depths of the Eqyptian Pyramids, celebrated both the Old and New Year in Siberia, felt -45°C for the first time, finally drank my first shot of real Russian Vodka (though they mostly drink Ukrainian here)... And my career has just begun.