This is Marcos and me on the last day of work. And with Sandra...RESTRICTED ENTRY! Then there are the boys at the entrance who unload all the fruit and send it through the cooler. And Juan and me.
Merry Christmas everyone!
I will be spending my Christmas in Epuyen, Argentina. I returned yesterday from working in Neuquen. I learnt so much and met so many new friends. Now I don`t know why posting photos on blogger is impossible for me but everytime I try, I fail. Does anyone have any tips?¿ By some miracle I managed to get a few on here!
The original plan for housing the forgein girl was a hotel. I was all set up and would go to work at 6am every morning, then return after 9pm every night. Honestly, I wasn`t to excited about the prospect of very little sleep and a lot of work. Luckily for me, Juiletta had pawned of her son for the month she was going to be working, meaning she had an extra bed in her house (which was only a 25 minute bike ride from work) so I jumped right in there and got some free accomodation. Instead of having to be at work at 7am, the slacker Canadian got to show up at 9am. And leave when I finished all I had to do...which was normally about 7:30pm.
In the lab I was responsible for `testing cherries` (not taste testing!). We checked the colour, size, firmness, sugar, acidity and amount of damage..for each lot that arrived at the plant. On average it meant about 15 lots per day.
I worked with Sandra. Sandra didn`t speak any english, and I spoke very little spanish, but somehow we got everything done, had a wonderful time and even shared laughs, and smiles, leaving me with TONS of awesome memories. Before I left she told me she was going to go take english lessons for a month during her vacation time!
Marcos is the big boss man. He spoke a little english, and when I didn`t understand what was going on, he could sometimes help me. And sometimes not.
Juan was the reception guy. He`d chill with Sandra and me while waiting for the cherries to arrive. Then he`d help unload the trucks and fill in forms. My favourite thing about Juan is his singing. He was always singing, and he was good!
Pablo (rider on the storm) was the sex addict. I`m not sure what his official job title was but he did his job well. I am his favourite Canadian...EVER! He was a pretty funny guy and always spoke slowly so that I could understand what he was saying.
Gustavo...got fired. He was a rat.
Raul &Jesus both loved me. Well...so did about 15 others but those two were the most obvious. I have pictures of everyone, but like I said, it`s impossible for me to post them.
Juiletta has a 1 year old son named Emi. Her boyfriend Maxi works at Del Fin Del Mundo (also where they live) the largest Bodega (winery) in Neuquen. They have lots of relatives in town and I got to spend a couple Sundays out at the family Chacra (farm) and enjoy Argentinia Sunday dinner.
It has taken me forever to get this to work, and Susan is back so I have to go now.
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone, I will be thinking of home!
Tons of love!!!!!
