By Bryce Welborn '11
While traveling here from Phoenix, I didn't think I would have much difficulty adjusting to Argentina time. Little did I know that Argentina time is not just four hours' difference from Phoenix. I am still adjusting to a time change, five days into our trip. Upon arriving, one of the first questions I was asked by my host brother Ignacio was about what time I usually eat dinner at home. I answered, "around six-thirty or seven", thinking nothing of it. I was then surprised to hear that I would be eating dinner at 8:30 that night. I assumed this was because we ate a late lunch at Colegio de la Inmaculada, but I soon found out that this was commonplace for my host family and other Argentinians as well. When we finished dinner that night, Ignacio asked me, "¿Què quieres hacer ahora?" (What do you want to do now?). After a couple hours of watching television, we headed upstairs to go to bed around midnight. I wouldn´t usually go to bed that late at home, let alone on a Sunday night, but I am trying to live the life of a student of the Colegio de la Inmaculada to the finest details. This too became routine every day. I am still getting used to 17-hour days, and so far, I have not been able to make it through one without a short nap in the afternoon, whether it be on my bed or a bus.
Bryce Welborn '11
