G. Van Uytven Snippet A

Electrical Engineer Guy Van Uytven describes leaving university at Ghent, Belgium, to start his first job with Schlumberger, an oil services exploration firm. He was given a ticket to fly to Lisbon the same day he was interviewed! He found his way to a hotel and, not knowing Portuguese, managed to order a chicken meal for supper. He was surprised to be served a soup that contained a chicken leg sticking up out of it – but ate it. While in Portugal, he learned to play the classical guitar, and to speak Portuguese – his fourth language.