{"id":17049,"date":"2019-11-29T11:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T19:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/29\/news-10785\/"},"modified":"2019-11-29T11:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T19:00:42","slug":"news-10785","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/11\/29\/news-10785\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does ‘Home’ Mean To You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Natalia Pachon| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:19:55 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you were asked to define \u2018home\u2019 in just a few words, which ones would you choose? Some will highlight the ideal house with a picket fence. Others will mention general qualities like safety and warmth. But, once you start thinking about the answer, it\u2019s more than words that come to mind. Feelings tug at your heart and the word takes on a totally new meaning.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been living away from my Colombia for almost two years. Defining home when you\u2019re away from your own country can be hard. As an expatriate working at Schneider Electric, I caught myself wondering on and off about this topic and its meaning for two main reasons. First, because we, as a company, develop integrated solutions for homes to make them safe, reliable and secure<\/a>. And second, because I know many colleagues at Schneider who took risks in their careers and went abroad to pursue their dreams.<\/p>\n

This blog series was created to understand the concept of home and its meaning by discovering the unique stories of Schneider Electric expatriate employees located in China, France and the United States. They have all left their native countries to start a life in foreign lands and to build a home outside their own. I invite you to get a glimpse of their jobs, their likes and dislikes, how they embrace local traditions, but, more importantly, to understand what \u2018home\u2019 means for each one of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How Schneider Electric expats in the US celebrate Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanksgiving is one of\u00a0 the most important American traditions. It\u2019s the day of the year when family and friends remember what they\u2019re thankful for. If you\u2019re an expatriate living in the US, commemorating this date can be a very touching experience. Discover from Mai Lan Nguyen, Ossama Abou El Wafa and Carlos Navarro Naval\u00f3n how they celebrate this date and what home means for them.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Executive \u2018Global nomad\u2019 on living in four countries and three continents
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Mai Lan Nguyen, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Schneider Electric North America was born and raised in France. She is half French, half Vietnamese, and describes herself as a \u2018global nomad.\u2019 Nguyen started at Schneider Electric in Paris in September 2004 as an intern. Read more…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018Four winters in Moscow\u2019: Offer Marketing Director shares his expat journey
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Carlos Navarro Naval\u00f3n, Offer Marketing Director for Power Systems in the United States, was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain and has a very meaningful connection with the ocean. Navarro joined Schneider in 2002 as Product Manager for the Spanish Market. Read more…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Journey of Oz: From Egypt to the United States<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ossama Abou El Wafa, Internal Communications Executive Business Partner, was born and raised in Egypt. ‘Oz’, as he likes to be called, joined Schneider in 2014 as the lead of Digital Marketing in Middle East & Africa. He relocated to the United States in June, 2019. Read more…<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stay tuned for the following blog posts of this series from China and France. Let’s discover together more unique stories of Schneider Electric expatriate employees and what does ‘home’ mean for them.<\/p>\n

The post What Does ‘Home’ Mean To You?<\/a> appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Natalia Pachon| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 22:19:55 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you were asked to define \u2018home\u2019 in just a few words, which ones would you choose? Some will highlight the ideal house with a picket fence. Others will mention… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n

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