Every Day in BA

Alamo BarA typical day in Argentina runs like this. I wake up at 10 a.m., hit the snooze button on my cell phone alarm, and go back to bed for five minutes. This cycle continues until 10:15, and I actually get out of bed. After breakfast of a quarter of a bowl of cereal (they don't really believe in a big breakfast here), and some cookies, I brush my teeth, and I am off to school. I take the 152 colectivo (Argentinian Bus) to school which only takes change as payment, so I always have to be aware of how much monedas (change) I have. After a ten minute bus ride, I walk the half a block to class. I walk in chat with the security guard Raul for about ten minutes, show up ten minutes late to class, and begin my school day. After Spanish, which I have every day Monday through Thursday 11:00 to 1:15, I go get lunch. Usually for lunch I walk to Imperio de Sabor (The empire of flavor). It is a gourmet empanada restaurant that only sells things to go. They guarantee your order will take less than ten minutes to be ready. In a country where they love taking their time, ten minutes is incredible. I usually take my order and eat it in the lobby of the school building. I then finish my lunch. Now depending on whether it is a Monday Wednesday or a Tuesday Thursday, then this is where my days start differing. On Tuesday Thursdays, I then proceed to Reporting Buenos Aires and then to Creative Writing. I finish the class day at five, go to the gym, and then come home for dinner. On Monady Wednesdays, I go from lunch to an adventure. Usually this just means I pick a barrio to explore, take the colectivo there, and walk around for a couple of hours. Then after the adventure, I come home for dinner. After dinner, I take a shower, because I am not allowed to take a shower after 11. Do whatever homework I have, and then try and go out on the town. Usually going out on the town means going to a bar in Palermo where I live. Some of the classics include Jobs – a games bar that includes archery and Jenga – Carnal – a bar with roof top access – or Alamo – an ex-pat sports bar with American television. That usually ends the typical day in Buenos Aires.