æz ɐ jˈʌŋstɚ, hiː wˈɜːkt ɪnðə tˈɪpɪkəl ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃənz əvə mˈæn fɹʌmðə vˌɛnɪzwˈeɪlæn plˈeɪnz: kˈaʊ hˈɜːdzmən, fˈɑːɹm hˈænd ænd tɹˈʌk dɹˈaɪvɚ.
As a youngster, he worked in the typical occupations of a man from the Venezuelan plains: cow herdsman, farm hand and truck driver.