OK, so there have been some other foreign job idea threads that have run into some logistical snafus (e.g. monkey aides, endangered species, etc.), but the good news is that an even more awesome opportunity has presented itself.
FLOATING rough ridin' ISLAND CITIES IN BRAZIL!
There, I said it.
http://www.npr.org/2014/02/25/280671831/a-college-project-that-imagines-a-floating-city-for-oil-workersBasically, we can expect this become reality very quickly. Brazil's state-owned oil and gas company, Petrobras, has vast resources. If they want this thing done, then it’s getting done.
Students at Rice University in Houston accomplished that with plans for a floating city that is being considered by one of the world's largest oil companies.
"We saw this crisis, this logistical crisis that was emerging as the newer [oil findings] were further and further offshore," Bhatia says.
Their solution seems right out of an Arthur C. Clarke novel. The class designed three large floating islands that are surrounded by 42 smaller islands. These smaller islands would provide the larger hubs with among other things, crops and electricity through solar and wave power. The three main hub islands would be as large as 1 kilometer by 2 kilometers [0.6 by 1.2 miles] and would be a mix of residential, office and industrial centers.
"We have a series of islands. There are three types — the hub island, which is the largest, considered more like a metropolitan island, where it has the densest population. It has apartments for workers and families, it has resources such as schools and office space," says Weijia Song, another student designer on the project.
Now, we just need to figure out a way to get ourselves on that city island. It will be amazing. No liter, no homeless people, no (very few) disgusting chineese buffet restaurants, etc. Also, it’s in Brazil, so this thing is going to be one gigantic Carnival party most of the year. Oh, and you can count on that thing shutting down work every time a futball game is on tv. The Brazilians are a joyful people!
