Updating daily from the 2011 WorldSkills International Competition in London, England!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Competition Day 2

Today was very rough. Did not do very well on the Citroen Electrical System or the Diesel Engine Performance. All the service info was in Portuguese and it was ugly. Took me nearly the whole first hour to communicate through the translator with the judge to find out exactly what I was supposed today. The Diesel was even worse. The diagrams were wrong, also in Portuguese, and my exam sheet was translated wrong so I spent 45 min diagnosing a problem that didn't exist. The manual was 6,500 pages. All in Portuguese. Oh well. Grin and bear it is the name of the game. Learning to work hard, endure the heat, and not get frustrated. Character building :)


1 comment:

  1. We ran into your Dad at Farmer's Market tonight and heard about your adventure! All of SLO is cheering for you! Way to have a great attitude even when the deck is stacked against you!
    Best wishes,
    The Kardel Family

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