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Thank you for your lovely comment and for subscribing! We can't disagree with you - a day off for rest could indeed be a good thing for employees working long hours like this. We've always been amazed (and encouraged) by the percentage of employees who get the job done every day under these strenuous conditions.

Anytime my cousins come out here from Chicago they get like super drunk really easily because they're used to having oxygen and we're not!

Hi Austin - sorry for the late response. Being aware of your surroundings - and not being too confident, as you say - is such a good approach. For Fiona and myself, this is something we learned growing up. For those like us, that awareness can either get dulled or put into overdrive while in a foreign environment. There are also those who handle the matter with a good balance and it sounds like you're one of them. It also sounds like you know that things can and sometimes do go wrong for some people and when that happens, it's never at a good time. We hope you get your chance to visit all the places you want to in Mexico. Let us know more about your travels there.

Hiya. I (Fiona) am from Dublin, born and bred there. However I also have dual citizenship so I'm not too sure about how to obtain a seasonal work visa for the U.S. I know a lot of folk from the Philippines work at Leader Creek but I don't know what kind of work visas they get or how they go about it. You could try reaching out to Leader Creek directly to see if they have some kind of sponsorship or a way that they facilitate obtaining a temporary work visa. I really hope you can find a way to get a visa as there are a tonne of great seasonal jobs throughout the States. If you can get a visa and are willing to work hard for a short stint of time, working in the seafood processing industry in Alaska is a brilliant way to make some good money fast! Keep me posted on how it goes. Keeping my fingers crossed for yourself and your partner on getting that temporary work visa.

Genaro's is one of favorite restaurants in Gallup - when did you see us there? We return to that part of New Mexico this spring and are already looking forward to the food. Where is your friend going to be working, and do you think you'll be applying to Leader Creek for the 2025 season?

It's difficult to figure an average number of hours worked, but many 16-hour days with no days off should be expected. Overtime in anything after 8 hours a day/40-hours per week.

Thank you! In the video we show viewers the means of transportation we took to the border of Ecuador. We thought it was a little difficult to find the exact spot where transportation to the border departs from so we even included a map to show viewers where to find the departing terminal.

We do mention the cost of rent and even put it in text on the screen - you missed it. Here it is: (11:20) Keep in mind that this was the cost of our rent when we signed the lease in 2020. We don't live here anymore and the rent for this apartment has likely gone up.

We suspect many people apply for fish processing jobs online directly through the companies which are hiring. Typically once folk have their foot in the door with a company, it becomes a "word of mouth" thing, i.e. they hear of other companies hiring. These may be sister companies of the company they are currently working for or simply just other processing plants anywhere in Alaska. If you don't see any jobs posted online at the moment it could be because this work tends to be seasonal. For example, Leader Creek begins their hiring process at the start of the new year, so they aren't accepting applications (or posting jobs) at this moment.

No, you don't need experience in this industry to be considered for a processing job. A good, solid work history with a varied background can go a long way.

We loved our time in Southern India. Trichy was definitely one of our favourite cities there. We got to see quite a bit of Southern India but we would return in a heartbeat to explore even more 😊😊.

We'll make sure to use that word wisely in Cuba! 😅😅

@@ACoupleofDrifters 🤣🤣 yes.. you dont want to get weird looks 🤣🤣

No, you do not clock out to use the bathroom. You also do not clock out for breaks. The only time you clock out is for meal times.

No, you do not clock out to use the bathroom. You also do not clock out for breaks. The only time you clock out and clock back in is for meal times.

@@ACoupleofDrifters Thank you for your response. I am applying to work for OBI, Trident and whoever will hire me for the 2025 season. I retired from 23 years in Law Enforcement. Have a great day!!

Leader Creek begins accepting applications at the start of the new year. You can apply online via Leader Creek's website.

@@ACoupleofDrifters Thank you so very much for this information. I have subscribed to your channel!!!

Thanks a million for subscribing to our channel Lowell, we really appreciate it. Let us know if you have any more questions. Keep an eye on Leader Creek's website at the beginning of January and apply as soon as you can, positions fill up fast!

You are correct. The state senate bill which gave New Mexico an official aroma was signed quite some time after we released our video. Roasting green chile is a solid [albeit obvious] choice, but in our own opinion the smell of piñon is better.

Cajamarca's Carnival celebration is legendary! We planned to visit Cajamarca, then head to Chachapoyas to see Kuelap. Sadly, Kuelap was closed at the time for restoration work. Our plan was to go from Cajamarca to Celendín, then to Chachapoyas - this is meant to be a very scenic route. Because Kuelap was closed, we decided we'd leave Cajamarca [and Kuelap] for our next visit to Peru.

¡Muchas gracias Carlos!

You can apply on Leader Creek's website - applications are available around the beginning of the new year.

Yes, by some.

There is spanish speakers but theres also people who came from places like iraq ive met and they become fluent in english very fast and you wouldnt think they werent born here if you didnt know. So theres a low popualtion but its a very unique population in a lot of different ways. English is the main language. You run into english speakers more than any other. Its usa 😂

Of course I didn't know English when I went to first grade I was raised around grandmother's she never talked English

Hi Paul. Oh you've no idea how badly I (Fiona) want to try ALL of the potatoes in Peru. I thought Irish potatoes were the best but now that I've been to Peru I am in awe of just how many varieties of potatoes there are there and it's my mission to return and try them 😍! Thank you for sharing with us just some of these varieties and how they are best cooked. It is always lovely to hear from a fellow potato lover. 🤗🤗

Thank you, Andy. We hope you enjoy our other videos as well.

We had no troubles in Apatzingan during our visit.

Dang jolepenos some of them are as hot as the surface of the sun. Green chillies are better for flavor but lack heat and spicy burning feeling.

Hi Vann! It's so lovely to hear from you. We hope yourself and Jude are keeping well . Tell him we say "hello". We're just back from Turkey and Georgia and are here in New Mexico at our autumn house sit. We'll be returning to India this winter and also visiting Vietnam - we can't wait. We'll see yous next summer in Naknek. 🤗🤗

Latinos/Latinas is about the Spanish language being one of the romantic language that derives from Latin. Spanish is also a gendered language where the words change depending on if its a man or a woman. Therefore; they are men and woman who speak there dialect of Latin. Latin was the language of the ancients Mediterranean which included Spain. Its all full circle.

Bama Socks are essential, in our opinion. These Bama Socks are worn over your regular socks and they wick-away the moisture your feet will generate while wearing waterproof boots. Bama Socks will keep your feet warm and dry. You may want to order Bama Socks one-size-up from your regular foot size. Here's a link for ordering them: www.amazon.com/shop/acoupleofdrifters/list/XR73OBOKNHOW?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d

¡Gracias!

We haven't seen Navajo cake for sale yet but it sounds delicious. Thank you, Samantha!

We loved Lima and we're very happy you enjoyed our video. Please share this video with family and friends - we hope they enjoy it as well.

Its new mexico because they were trolling mexico but new mexico alone is clearly supirior to old mexico in its entirety. We have the best mexicans and the best pepper enviorment. To me it makes zero sense how ford builds the mavrick in mexico when ford should be building the mavrick in new mexico. We are the supirior mexico. We have yet to attain even 1/10th of our true capabilities. New mexico is so great it is attached to texas like a conjoined twin. Semi retarded failed state but like i said, we have yet to attain even 1/10th of our true capabilities. One day new mexico will power texas colorado arizona and mexico that is how great new mexico is but for now that isnt the case we are like a neglected child from a crackfamily 😂😂😂😂 I look at our flag and i see the sun. The zia symbol. We are the brightest.

Idk why theyd call it the land of entrapment as a new mexican id lime to formally declare that award firmly belongs square in the laps of the californians and new yorkers 😂 I love california I wish it wasnt such a nightmare. Theres a whole town there with my name plastered all over it. Im going to try to convicne them to give me a free plot of land on a creek thats also got my name on it

What you do depends largely on the department you are assigned to. You can be in a department responsible for butchering/gutting the salmon, or in a department responsible for fileting the fish - I covered the different departments in a response to one of your comments. The exact task[s] an employee may end up doing has also been mentioned. There is good variety of tasks to perform and leads and supervisors are good at rotating employees so they don't end up doing the same thing for 16 hours. Yes, salmon is served every day in the mess hall. We've always been impressed by the variety and taste of the food at Leader Creek and the kitchen staff are the best. Many people follow the fish jobs from one to the next, working with different species at different times of the year throughout much of Alaska. We are exhausted after 5 or 6 weeks of work but are always in awe of our fellow Leader Creek employees who go directly to another processing plant to work some more, or hop on a boat and head out to sea to fish. Some employees are flown to the plant on or near June 15th - these employees usually have to wait a bit until the first salmon arrive into the plant and for the work to begin. By the time other employees arrive later, the work has already begun and they head to work right after a full day of rest/orientation. This season stared a little slower than others and I had over a full week of hanging out with people on campus before the salmon came in. Still, it was a good season and I got a lot of hours. --💲💲--

@@ACoupleofDrifters Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions , I appreciate it. sorry if I seem redundant , busy like hell as season changes , hard to focus. It may work out. I will apply if another gig doesn't come through ... I will surely mention you referred me. Any way to PM you ? Thanks

Yes its high above florida. The northwest corner kinda starts creeping up to areas of the rocky mountains you can even see some of the mountains as colorado is right there literally in a bunch of them

For the purpose of this video we couldn't film the inside of the plant and the various tasks/types of jobs involved - we signed a waiver saying we wouldn't. In the video we did our best to describe the various types of physical requirements for the jobs involved.