South American Business

I guess I have met people along the way who are working and living permanatly down here. But, most are in the tourism business. They are the hippie type who wanted to get away, and are happy running their returaunt, hostel, or worse...a suvaneer shop on the street.

However, I met my first ones where moving here. A group of 3 young guys from London, who recently lost thier jobs with Merril Lynch, joined a new start up investment company. They are here in Santiago for two weeks of training, and then off to Rio de Janeiro, where the will face the challenge of starting up an office there. A bold move, no doubt. Even they seem quite unsure about the outcome. But, I have been wondering, how bad does the economy have to get at home, before people start looking for opportunities elsewhere.

I guess I have my answer.