Throughout my stay this calendar will be updated with significant events, trips, visits, etc.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Upcoming UK Secondment
Expat
- short for expatriate
Expatriate
ex·pa·tri·ate
[eks-pey-tree-it]
- to leave one's native country to live elsewhere
Secondment
se·cond·ment
[si-kond-muhnt]
- the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty
As I'm sure you've heard, Rolls-Royce will soon be sending me to the UK for a 2+ year secondment working at their Bristol facility. I say 2+ years because I'm told after 2 years I'll have the option to extend the assignment for a 3rd year. At the time of this posting, my first day's work in Bristol may be May 6, 2008.
While I have an idea, I don't exactly know what all I'll be working on in my new role. And if I did, I'm not sure I could tell you. However, I believe it will be somewhat related to my current skills such that I can quickly become a contributing member of the Bristol team, yet different enough to be a professional stretch. I may or may not be able to tell you more as I get closer to my start date. Nevertheless, I'm certain the experience will be a great opportunity to increase and strengthen my skills and further my career. Very few of my colleagues get the opportunity to spend time working overseas, and even fewer spend more than six months.
As you can imagine, I'll be working a lot... that is why I'm there. But when not working... the sky's the limit. For one, Bristol has an international airport (BIA). From there all of Europe is just a short flight away. For example, flights to Oslo are currently advertised for only 29 pounds ($60). Countless things to see and do. A couple things I'm looking forward to, 1) cycling on the route of the Tour de France, and 2) driving on the autobahn. I hope all of you find a way to visit and join me on one of these adventures.
Of course the downside of moving to the UK is being so far away from family and friends. However, thanks to modern technology and the internet, you can be nearly anywhere in the world and stay in touch. This blog was created in an effort for us to do just that. While some of you are familiar with blogs, others have no idea what a blog is. If you don't know what blogging is, my advice to you is to give it a chance. You'll catch on fast. I will do my best to reguraly post both commentary, photos and video. I encourage each of you to bookmark this blog (or subscribe to automatically receive new posts via email), check back regularly, and join in the conversation by making comments and asking questions. My hope is to make this a two-way dialog. And of course we can still use the more familiar forms of communication... phone, email, text messaging. I hope to get a data-enabled phone (iPhone) soon so I ought to be able to do all this on the go.
Please join me on this adventure of a lifetime.
- short for expatriate
Expatriate
ex·pa·tri·ate
[eks-pey-tree-it]
- to leave one's native country to live elsewhere
Secondment
se·cond·ment
[si-kond-muhnt]
- the transfer of a military officer or corporate executive to another post for temporary duty
As I'm sure you've heard, Rolls-Royce will soon be sending me to the UK for a 2+ year secondment working at their Bristol facility. I say 2+ years because I'm told after 2 years I'll have the option to extend the assignment for a 3rd year. At the time of this posting, my first day's work in Bristol may be May 6, 2008.
While I have an idea, I don't exactly know what all I'll be working on in my new role. And if I did, I'm not sure I could tell you. However, I believe it will be somewhat related to my current skills such that I can quickly become a contributing member of the Bristol team, yet different enough to be a professional stretch. I may or may not be able to tell you more as I get closer to my start date. Nevertheless, I'm certain the experience will be a great opportunity to increase and strengthen my skills and further my career. Very few of my colleagues get the opportunity to spend time working overseas, and even fewer spend more than six months.
As you can imagine, I'll be working a lot... that is why I'm there. But when not working... the sky's the limit. For one, Bristol has an international airport (BIA). From there all of Europe is just a short flight away. For example, flights to Oslo are currently advertised for only 29 pounds ($60). Countless things to see and do. A couple things I'm looking forward to, 1) cycling on the route of the Tour de France, and 2) driving on the autobahn. I hope all of you find a way to visit and join me on one of these adventures.
Of course the downside of moving to the UK is being so far away from family and friends. However, thanks to modern technology and the internet, you can be nearly anywhere in the world and stay in touch. This blog was created in an effort for us to do just that. While some of you are familiar with blogs, others have no idea what a blog is. If you don't know what blogging is, my advice to you is to give it a chance. You'll catch on fast. I will do my best to reguraly post both commentary, photos and video. I encourage each of you to bookmark this blog (or subscribe to automatically receive new posts via email), check back regularly, and join in the conversation by making comments and asking questions. My hope is to make this a two-way dialog. And of course we can still use the more familiar forms of communication... phone, email, text messaging. I hope to get a data-enabled phone (iPhone) soon so I ought to be able to do all this on the go.
Please join me on this adventure of a lifetime.
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