The most bizarre experience happened to us yesterday. First of all, WATCHING the Mundial (World Cup) at the university with the students was an experience in itself. Parents, don't be alarmed - we were not partaking in any of the following festivities, BUT, INSIDE the school building, they have this projector set up right? So the entire hall was filled with students watching the game....and, INSIDE this school building, every student had beer, cigarettes, joints, you name it. For those UNI students reading, picture Maucker Union covered in beer cans and filled with smoke...yep. Quite the experience! There was a small bundle of students from Spain watching and they were, well, not well-liked. You just don't cheer for the opponent when you are IN Chile.
Anyway, as many may know, Chile in fact lost, but the celebration went on! This of course was because Chile still classified for the next round which is wonderful...but this was just obscene! The entire city was hootin and hollerin and honking their car horns and then the entire world went to La Plaza right under El Morro downtown. ABSOLUTELY crazy!! I'm so glad we went to see it. We went with our friend Hidalgo and he was surprised when we told him that no one celebrates like this about sports in the U.S. Man, we need to get amped up about some futbol!!!!
Today the U.S. plays and we're all watching at a buddy's house. I am becoming quite the soccer fan :)
Annie
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