Comments on: What I Learned From Working in Chile http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/ Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:22:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Terry Starbucker http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Terry Starbucker Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:51:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-1011 Hi Mila, thanks for stopping by! I probably should have noted in this post that this issue aside, I really did enjoy my time in Chile. It's a beautiful country and I enjoyed getting to know many people there. I miss them since I haven't been back since this company was sold about 10 years ago.<br/><br/>I'm glad your bugs weren't too bad, and enjoy your time in Santiago!<br/><br/>All the best. Hi Mila, thanks for stopping by! I probably should have noted in this post that this issue aside, I really did enjoy my time in Chile. It’s a beautiful country and I enjoyed getting to know many people there. I miss them since I haven’t been back since this company was sold about 10 years ago.

I’m glad your bugs weren’t too bad, and enjoy your time in Santiago!

All the best.

]]> By: mila http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 mila Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-1010 Sorry you had such a negative experience in this city. I have lived here for the last 9 months and it has only been recently that I will eat "outside" food. I got food poisoning three times the first month--fortunately only mild cases--and I never eat pork or seafood that I have not prepared myself.<br/><br/>I imagine one develops a resistance to a lot of the bugs here, but there are some I just would rather not fool around with.<br/><br/>Saludos!<br/>Mila Sorry you had such a negative experience in this city. I have lived here for the last 9 months and it has only been recently that I will eat “outside” food. I got food poisoning three times the first month–fortunately only mild cases–and I never eat pork or seafood that I have not prepared myself.

I imagine one develops a resistance to a lot of the bugs here, but there are some I just would rather not fool around with.

Saludos!
Mila

]]> By: Terry Starbucker http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Terry Starbucker Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:16:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-967 Amen to that Karen, and thanks for stopping by (sorry about the delay in replying). All the best. Amen to that Karen, and thanks for stopping by (sorry about the delay in replying). All the best.

]]> By: Karen http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Karen Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-960 Thank goodness for the kindness of those that helped or we might not be reading about things that are half full! :) Thank goodness for the kindness of those that helped or we might not be reading about things that are half full! :)

]]> By: Terry Starbucker http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Terry Starbucker Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-959 Hi Laura and Yvonne - thanks for your comments.<br/><br/>Laura, I never did wonder about who else might have gotten sick that day. I guess I figured that the folks that lived there probably had built up an immunity to that bug, but who knows?<br/><br/>Yvonne, you are right, long after the "whew, that was a close one"<br/>feeling wears off I will still remember the kind acts of those two people.<br/><br/>All the best to you both. Hi Laura and Yvonne – thanks for your comments.

Laura, I never did wonder about who else might have gotten sick that day. I guess I figured that the folks that lived there probably had built up an immunity to that bug, but who knows?

Yvonne, you are right, long after the “whew, that was a close one”
feeling wears off I will still remember the kind acts of those two people.

All the best to you both.

]]> By: Yvonne Russell http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Yvonne Russell Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:53:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-957 A great story... not so great for you at the time... but it had a happy ending. The kindness of others is something you never forget. A great story… not so great for you at the time… but it had a happy ending. The kindness of others is something you never forget.

]]> By: Laura http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-956 Laura Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:38:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-956 My mom always told me to watch out for the mayonnaise since it could be spoiled. She never mentioned pork.<br/><br/>Seriously, I'm sorry this happened. I'm sure that you're very now very careful about where you are before you order pork.<br/><br/>I wonder how many other people got sick that day from eating that vendor's food? My mom always told me to watch out for the mayonnaise since it could be spoiled. She never mentioned pork.

Seriously, I’m sorry this happened. I’m sure that you’re very now very careful about where you are before you order pork.

I wonder how many other people got sick that day from eating that vendor’s food?

]]> By: Terry Starbucker http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-954 Terry Starbucker Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-954 Thanks Bob and themolk for stopping by!<br/><br/>Bob, you are right - I certainly did "assume the position" for that shot! :-)<br/><br/>I'm glad I made it too - I thank those acts of kindness nearly every day.<br/><br/>themolk, yep, that one should go right up there with "don't drink the water".<br/><br/>All the best to you both. Thanks Bob and themolk for stopping by!

Bob, you are right – I certainly did “assume the position” for that shot! :-)

I’m glad I made it too – I thank those acts of kindness nearly every day.

themolk, yep, that one should go right up there with “don’t drink the water”.

All the best to you both.

]]> By: themolk http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-952 themolk Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:11:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-952 Always, always question the pork.<br/><br/>That one is going in the vault for future travels... don't eat the "pork". ;) Always, always question the pork.

That one is going in the vault for future travels… don’t eat the “pork”. ;)

]]> By: Bob http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/07/07/what-i-learned-from-working-in-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-951 Bob Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:32:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=385#comment-951 <i>"I wasn't in any position to question this diagnosis, so I took the shot."</i><br/><br/>Actually, you should have said, <i>"I wasn't in any position to question this diagnosis, so I <b>assumed the position, then</b> took the shot.</i><br/><br/>Bwa-ha-ha-ha! :-D<br/><br/>Great lesson on the kindness of others, Terry! Where would we be without it? Glad you made it through. “I wasn’t in any position to question this diagnosis, so I took the shot.”

Actually, you should have said, “I wasn’t in any position to question this diagnosis, so I assumed the position, then took the shot.

Bwa-ha-ha-ha! :-D

Great lesson on the kindness of others, Terry! Where would we be without it? Glad you made it through.

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