March till October. That's the time it took me to write the first real entry after creating this blog. Suddenly, I have a flashback from a Family Guy episode where a procrastination meeting is postponed.. However, procrastination is not the reason for the lack of blog words. After my curiosity for blogs and slowly picking up interest along the way, my desire to write my own just reached the point to transform the desire into action.

By being away from my family & friends most of the time now, this might just do the job to fill-in the gaps when I don't know what to do. Basic design questions are still unanswered and the biggest one is certainly about the language: should I write in French or in English? I guess I'm off with English for now but maybe I should just express myself in the language that comes with inspiration.

Since this is my firt post, wouldn't it be a good thing to resume where I'm at in my life? Sometimes, things change so quickly it's hard to follow.

2004
Last year of university, last year in the beautiful Quebec City. Spring comes and with it my latest diploma, a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Summer being right around the corner, it's time to head off to Europe for an amazing 9 weeks of backpacking! A gift from me to me to underline my 4 years of engineering studies. Still today, I'm grateful to my dad to have started what I hope will become a tradition in our family - merci encore Papa.



Back in Canada, winter is not too far away and I'm not sure what to do with my life anymore: head for a master's in biomedical engineering or hunt for a job? I finally end up looking seriously at both options at the same time. After several weeks, things are finally in motion and I accept my firt position within Siemens. With my work visa in hand, I head off to the US for an international internship with Siemens Medical Solutions in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

2005
Life is good. I'm having a wonderful time with people from all over the world, as if my backpacking trip never ended. From lunches at the China Grill to some disturbing chinese fire drill at red lights, pic-nics at Valley Forge park to volleyball games in Manayunk.. I'm having a blast. This time, when Spring comes around it does not bring a diploma but a wonderful permanent position within the company I love more and more every day. The internship ends, time to say see-you-later to many good friends and head towards my new home: Atlanta.

From International Intern for the Test Automation group within Siemens Medical Solutions, I became a Systems Engineer for the Process Solutions Division at Siemens Energy & Automation. After a few weeks of training, I'm back in my home country for a process automation commissioning project at the Dofasco plant in Hamilton, Ontario. Leaving everything behind in Atlanta, I'm now in Canada on a short-term delegation.

I'm still quite amazed by what happened in the past year. Lying down on my bed (Ikea is unfortunately out of stock for the desk I want), I wonder what will happen in the years to come.

At this pace, the outlook is very promising.