Thursday, October 27, 2011

Working hard or hardly working?

Hola!
After almost a full month of hanging out in Villahermosa on the base I was finally allowed out into the real world. AKA, a drilling rig. Because I know how many people are curious about what I do and what it's like, I've taken some pictures to show the world. How am I doing so far? I'm loving it. Alright here we go.



My new temporary home. Note the two other rigs in the background. There's another one behind me too. This is how I see the rig 80% of the time because I work from 8 pm to 8 am.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Rest of Guadalajara!

Alright, several weeks later I believe I am ready to write about Guadalajara.... from Villahermosa. It's my creative process, don't knock it.

First, the answer to my question I posed almost a month ago... The finger worth the most, at least according to my company, is the right pinky finger! This is because, this is the figure that allows you to grip objects. When you use your pinky finger, it activates muscles in your back, enabling you to form a stronger grip. Seriously, try it!  Thanks for the guesses and the comments! I love hearing from you guys!

Guadalajara in general was amazing. The city its self is quite beautiful. In October Guadalajara will host the Pan American Games, a lead up to the Olympics. Because of this, there it's a better time to have been there.  Everywhere the government is cleaning the streets, painting the roads and generally getting the city ready to put it's best foot forward.

There was also the most intense police presence I have ever seen. Moving to Mexico in the wake of the Monterrey casino fire had me a little worried. I felt safe the entire time. I took the bus the school and back almost everyday. Honestly the scariest moment of my month was when I took the bus too far the first day and got a little lost trying to find the house. I never once felt threatened.

Knowing how essential Spanish would be to my job, I felt the need to work pretty hard on my Spanish and my training, but I still managed to have a little fun along the way.  I'll throw up some pictures and descriptions because I think that's a pretty easy way to show what's going on!