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People from many different countries live, study and work in Eindhoven. Every week, E52 has a talk\u00a0with an international about what brought them here and what life is like in Eindhoven.<\/p>\n
Name: Josy Garcia
\nCountry of origin: Venezuela
\nWork: Dialysis Nurse at Catharina Hospital<\/p>\n
In a city of full of technology and design, we often choose international people for this series who work or study in these two categories. Nothing wrong with that, but we also like some diversity. This summer we met Josy, a happy, sporty lady who works at the Catharina Hospital. We are welcome at her home on her day off: “I’m working for the Catharina for a year now. The patients come to us a few times a week for a kidney dialysis. The regular customers, so to speak, “she starts her story. “And yet it’s never the same. In the hospital, you see very clearly that everyone is different. They all need the same treatment, but something that works with a person is perhaps no option at all for someone else.”<\/p>\n
Josy came to the Netherlands as a teenager. “My father accepted a job in Eindhoven and we came along with our family. That was a big transition for me! We came here in spring, but it was so cold for me. And the language was so different. I soon chose to adjust, but sometimes it was difficult. I used to be outside all the time in Venezuela and here I walked around with four sweaters on in the beginning. I was always cold. And I thought the people looked so serious. My mother said it\u2019s more difficult for people here than in South America because of the fall and winter. I miss the warm weather, but I’m used to the seasons here now.\u201d<\/p>\n
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