We have been here a week preparing with our Brazillian distributors for a number of site visits and presentations. The thought of presenting 160 slides to 50 Brazillian mining executives and managers over a period of five hours where I am speaking English and the slides are in Portuguese scares me more than any other presentations I have ever done. I will have a real time interpreter and have been told I can’t get excited and speak quickly. This is really difficult as I am passionate about the work we do so I have to find a way of being passionate while expressing the personality of a house brick all while the interpreters try to keep up with me.
As well as the preparation time I made some investigations into sand mining in Rio De Janeiro. I have to say that the local miners seem more interested in their beach volley ball than extracting the riches from the miles and miles of sand. I would also have to say that their PPE leaves a lot to be desired, but it is easy on the eyes. Actually I got the best of both worlds this morning, when having breakfast I was able to observe a young Brazillian female miner practise beach volley ball in her PPE. Hmmmmm.
Tomorrow morning we fly to Belo Horizonte for a few days so will report further in the next little while. No sand mining for a few days – damn!!!
As well as the preparation time I made some investigations into sand mining in Rio De Janeiro. I have to say that the local miners seem more interested in their beach volley ball than extracting the riches from the miles and miles of sand. I would also have to say that their PPE leaves a lot to be desired, but it is easy on the eyes. Actually I got the best of both worlds this morning, when having breakfast I was able to observe a young Brazillian female miner practise beach volley ball in her PPE. Hmmmmm.
Tomorrow morning we fly to Belo Horizonte for a few days so will report further in the next little while. No sand mining for a few days – damn!!!
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