Thus we find a Canadian in the extended control room, a Croatian working on the transporters, a Frenchwoman in antenna maintenance or a Japanese working with the Front End.
“I love coming here, especially to the OSF. The wildlife and terrain are absolutely stunning, and I have enjoyed exploring the area on hours off. The people here are a joy to work with. I’m always very impressed at how dedicated and helpful everyone is,” assures Gerald.


In mid-March she came to Chile for the second time to supervise a large maintenance project on one of its transporters (Lore), in addition to monitoring the operation of the European antennas.
“My experience here has been great! It has reminded me of the kind of people I grew up with: kind, warm-hearted, knowledgeable and capable. I feel very good when I’m here and I love the yes-we-can-do-it attitude,'” Martina adds.
“Being here makes me realize I’m participating in a large international project. I am happy that the receivers I tuned are being used for scientific observations and are leading to a new discovery in astronomy,” says Tetsuya.


“There is a 13-hour time difference, so it is difficult to hold regular meetings with Japanese and Chilean staff, but I would like to become a liaison to bring Chilean and Japanese engineers closer together,” Tetsuya concludes.
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