http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:11:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello All, I remembered that I never told you how my trip ended... well, here's the end of my story... I woke up after a great night out of dancing and a few cervezas and decided that I would walk about town to see what was going on. As I ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=32 Yesterday morning, bright and early, I left with my tour group to catch a 4 hour train ride the the famous Machu Picchu. The ride there took us through some not so clean areas, as you could see trash piled up alongside the road, but the further we traveled ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=31 hello all, hope this blog finds you well! Well, to catch you up on the past few days, my friend did get another passport, yesterday, but has to go back to Great Britain for her embassy interview to get her H2B again. Hopefully she´ll be able to get ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=30 Another day of successful hiring... the students in Curitiba were great! Most all of them were hired and had excellent English skills which helped to place them in great jobs. It's funny, one of the things that I've come to realize over the past few days is how ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=27 We took off this morning from Rio for a quick trip to Sao Paolo and then to our destination here in Curitiba,Brazil. It was a rocky morning as we had to get up and meet in the lobby at 4am to wait for our driver who unfortunately didn´t show ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=23 We had quite an eventful day today! Our first Road Show took place from about 8 this morning to 5 this evening, 200 students were intereviewed and almost as many hired! My job is to do the introduction presentation, (yes, me and my BIG mouth get first crack ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=24 This morning we awoke to find our employers made it safely amongst the latest terrorist scare in the States. The vibe in South America, I can already assess, is pretty non-chalant. Aside from the crazy traffic and taxis weaving in and out of lanes at warp speeds, the ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=26 We arrived in Rio de Janiero at 9:30am after a 8 hour flight from Miami. The flight was going well when at 4:30am the aircrew came on over the intercom and asked for medical assistance as one of the passengers fell ill. No one knew what was ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=25 Well, Melvin and I wrapped up our final presentation today in Vorenezh!!! I can't believe our Siberian adventure is nearly over--- 16 days and 14 flights later, we're doing incredibly well- still kicking! Our agents here in Vorenezh run a tight ship and we hosted over 200 students ... http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=22 If you want to catch a glimpse of our travels click on Melvin's blog: http://melvinh.blogspot.com/. Once I return to the States, Sam will help me to upload the pics so that we can host them on our site. Enjoy! http://www.alexisandsam.com/alexis/?p=21