Expomin- My only job in South America

16Dec10

The day after we got back from Mendoza and Chris departed back to the states, one of the biggest projects of Adam’s South American work responsibilities was upon him…Expomin- The South America Mining Expo.  People come from all over the world to show their products and learn more about the mining industry.  It only happens once every four years, so it’s a very large show, to say the least.

So part of this Expomin includes having “models” around the booth to help pass out the swag and promote products.  Well, since Immersive South America had procrastinated or taken too long (not sure which) in choosing a model that would work around their booth, I volunteered my services as a “model” for the week.  Afterall, I did have a little bit of modeling experience anyway (which included walking around in wedding dresses for the local bridal shop at the mall’s wedding expo extravaganza) and I could just jump right in…right?  I didn’t know what exactly this would entail, but anything to get me out of the house and interacting with more than just Adam and office fold, I’m in!

Four days of dressing up and standing on my feet all day long reminded me of how I didn’t really miss working THAT much.    But it was a great chance for me to learn even more about the company that had sent us across the world on this amazing adventure.  Along with a few Chilean cultural dinners, a visit with the US Ambassadors in one of the swankiest parts of town and a few more late nights, I would say that Expomin was not only a total blast, but a great success.  And I attribute all of that success to A-dam.  He is the hero of this story…with all of the work that he did to make sure everything was up and running, I’m not sure it would have happened without him.  Kudos Mr. Norris!

A few long days after the start of Expomin, I had the wonderful chance to travel out to the beach once again to Vina del Mar where the 2010 Immersive Technologies Sales Conference was being held.  Of course, being the newest member of Immersive, I didn’t actually attend the conference….but Adam did.    It was a beautiful hotel with an absolutely amazing view of the ocean.  Considering this was one of my favorite places to hang out in Chile anyway, I was one happy camper. 

But soon the weekend fun is over and it’s time to focus on the next task at hand….packing for Peru.  It was only a few short days before we headed out what we didn’t even know would be a life changing vacation.  At least for me.

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