There has been a very big change in the ambience of my life. Coming from such a small city as Quito where you could walk anywhere you wanted to go, or take a taxi that isn’t too expensive and you can be anywhere you need or want. The nightlife is where I can feel the biggest difference between home and Trinity University. A typical Friday after school back home is one of the things you look forward to the most. You’re done with classes and as soon as you’re ready with your friends you leave school either walking or in a friend’s car and go eat someplace. One of the favorites is a Mexican restaurant about a Km away from our school; however, there are many options for the many tastes. After eating you usually go to someone’s house and just hang out as friends. Then the nightlife arrives and you get changed, all dressed-up and ready to party. You go into a certain spot in the city where you have everything you need from bars to clubs and hopping from one to the other is really easy. Then when you are done you can look back and say that it was a nice Friday.
That has changed since I got to Trinity University. One of the biggest shocks is the Friday afternoons. Classes are over but there is no gathering and leaving of campus. A big majority of students even turn to do their homework after they are done for the day. Many times I join them since there is no point in wandering alone around San Antonio. Then when we finally get together and everyone is ready to go out the options of where to go are very limited. It is either a frat party which are not always the funniest place to be, or you go to a club but the fee to get in is really expensive because we are under 21. Bars are out of the question since we are not legal in the United States to be able to drink. Even though this change of lifestyle has been shocking and sometimes even frustrating, I am getting used to the way of life in the U.S and as time goes by I have more fun everyday.
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