Recent Meeting, and More

¡Buenos días! (Good day!)

Everything has been going great. I have contacted my host brother and found out more about the trip.

I just went to a meeting about the trip where I met my travel buddies and received a packing list. On that list, one thing that really struck me was the clothing. The clothing in Guanajuato, believe it or not, is more formal than in Newton. The packing list states "You will stick out like a sore thumb in short-shorts and a tank top." and more, in the meeting Dr. Wood mentioned that they even wear jeans and long sleeves on a hot spring day, which I just cannot imagine doing. This is a result of simply weather adaptation. In Guanajuato, I will probably be sweating like crazy while the person next to me, wearing the same outfit, would be totally fine.

Another topic discussed at the meeting was about the travel time. I will be getting up at 4:00 AM to get to the airport in time, at 5:30 AM. While that may seem early, I have gotten up earlier for a trip to Mt. Washington, twice. We will be leaving from Boston to Texas to Leon, and on the way back, from Mexico City to Washington, to Boston.

Last but not least, I have been practicing more Spanish. Just this morning, I learned all about commands and read up on some more Spanish idioms. My favorite ones so far have been: (Below they are used in a conversation)

Yo dije "A todas luces, ¡mereco más mesada!"
Pero mi madre dijo "¡Soy a dos dedos de arragando todo de tu mesada! ¡Escúchame!"

Figuratively, the conversation went as:

I said "Clearly, I deserve more allowance!"
But my mother said "I am on the verge of taking away all of your allowance! Listen to me!"

But literally, we said:

I said "By all lights, I deserve more allowance!"
But my mother said "I am two fingers from taking away all of your allowance! Listen to me!"

Also, notice in the original conversation, my mother said "¡Escúchame!" ("Listen to me!") , which is one of the commands I learned this morning, derived from the word "¡Escucha!" which means "Listen!".

Hasta la vista, (Until next time,)

Ben