TV interviews

While in San Juan a few of us were invited to be interviewed on a live TV show. Don & I agreed to do it. Jen earlier fielded questions at the factory for a story the company was writing for their company news letter. As Alecia puts it we feel we´re on a Rock Star schedule going place to place with atention from everyone.

We didn´t know what to expect for the show but were told to be at the station at 11:15 pm. A rep for the plant, Nestor, drove us to the station and was part of the interview. I was glad because I didn´t want to pronounce the name of the company in spanish (Elocrometalurgica Andina). We waited at the studio until another program finished. Our show called (N y D) for Noche y Dia started at 11:30 pm. We got our makeup and were briefed by the young lady who was to interview us. We ended up at the end of the program for about 5 minutes worth of questions. We were asked about the Rotary GSE program, what our impressions were before and after coming to Argentina, what were doing etc. It was fun but I´m not sure how many viewers are watching at 12:30 a.m. However, here it could be prime time - just after dinner!

We got back from San Juan an hour later (11:45 pm)due to some work strikes at the BA airport. Strikes and employee issues seem to be prevelent in many areas. This morning we changed homes. We we had the afternoon free and we all met at 3:30 p.m. at a flea market. It was fun to see all the booths (hundreds) and watch all the people. We spent the evenings with our host families - Beth, Alecia, Beth, and Don were all meeting together with their hosts for pizza.

I´m staying with a family with 4 kids. The father is a lawyer and was a GSE team leader to Houston in 1996. He cooked a nice lunch and also a nice Argentine dinner. They have a talking perrot that can say potato (la papa) and hola. I´ll try to get a video. They are intrigued with our Idaho potatoes and want me to make hash browns for breakfast sometime. The house is very nice and I have my own separate living quarters.

Bryan