HOW FLEXIBLE THE MIND OF A 4 YEAR OLD (BILINGUAL CHILD)
One of my most vivid memories of all time, was the re-introduction of our daughter, to her birthplace of Arequipa, Peru. She had left Peru when she was very, very, young and had returned with her mother two times between…
MEMORIES OF A JAPANESE BUSINESS MEETING
One of my most vivid memories of doing business in Japan comes out of our weekly Project meetings with our Japanese subcontractor in Omuta, Japan during 1983 and 1984. It changed my perspective on how business could be done differently,…
JAPAN AND THE GREAT PRESENT GIVEAWAY CONUNDRUM
Now back to Japan and some more memories that will remain in my mind as long as my mind continues to function. The next one that comes to memory was called the great present giving tradition. It started off innocently…
A MEMORY, OR HOW TO PREPARE A LOBSTER
This memory comes from a very early time in Japan and shows some of the adjustments that a gaijin (foreign devil) had to make in day to day life. This memory comes from a friend but has stuck in my…
BULLSHIT VERSUS BULLETS AND FIRST ENCOUNTERS IN A NEW WORLD
It is now early 1983 and my quest for another overseas assignment was finally bearing fruit. We were now in deep negotiations with my former (Peru) employers and my current (USA) employers. The discussions centred around a Project, civil (mining,…
A MEMORY OF FOOD TASTES BETWEEN CULTURES 1980
I am trying to finish off my thoughts and memories of Canada and the introduction of my new family to a new country. For Deysi, this came with a complete change from the way of life that she (they) had…
MEMORY OF OUR FIRST WEEKS WITH MOM AND DAD 1980
Another vivid Memory, of our arrival back in Canada, was that of spending the first few weeks at my mom and dads, while we decided where to settle. I had come to a shocking realization that although I felt the…
MEMORY OF TORONTO – INTO THE FROZEN NORTH 1980
AHHHHH, arrival in Canada after a two year absence with new wife, new baby, no home, no job, but pumped! We landed in Toronto in the morning of Jan 26, 1980. I didn’t know what to expect, however one very…
MEMORY A DATE IN THE ANDES – ATTACKED BY A SCORPION
Our Memory for this day is once again from Peru. We were high up in the Andes Mountains on a World Bank Irrigation Project, that I was assigned to in the late 1970’s. I was dating at this point, and…
MEMORY OF ARRIVAL IN CUSCO WERE WE SHOT DOWN 1978
Today’s MEMORY also forms a part of today’s STORY. They are intertwined and form a part of each other. Again the setting is Peru and this time on the occasion of my first visit to the home of the Inca…
