In reference to my last post, I actually am not in the UBA class anymore, and have instead elected to take a much more challenging course: Technique of Tango. Tango is the national dance here, and most of the other Argentines in my class have natural dance abilities, or because I'm taking it at the national institute of movement arts (IUNA), have honed their craft for the past 10 years. I figured 4 years in high school taking an elective that included modern dance (read: rolling around the floor) qualified me to study at their level. I'll let you know how I compare in a few weeks.
The really exciting thing I recently did was go to a World Cup qualifier game between Argentina and Venezuela (4-0 woo!). I almost didn't get tickets, because by the time I showed up to buy them, the cheapest section was already sold out, and the line extended for 6 long blocks to buy the remaining tickets. Luckily though, some other students on my program were basically at the front of the line and saw me walking, and offered to buy me a ticket. Awesome. The crowd was insane, Maradonna was the coach, Messi played incredibly...basically one of the best experiences ever. Here's what it looked like:
(The group of people I went with. Thanks to the three on the far left, back row, we all got tickets)
(Playing the national anthems of each country before starting the game)Besides that it's been pretty much the usual, playing soccer and hanging out at night with friends. Oh I also found out that girls playing soccer in Argentina has the same stereotype as girls playing softball in the US, which I found pretty funny. But also very enlightening of how people at my gym must percieve me - a girl wearing shorts and a t-shirt (men's attire), generally the t-shirt bearing some sort of soccer reference. Cool.
My mom, Sara (my sister), and our family friend+daughter flew in on Saturday, so this next week should be pretty busy with me playing tour guide. If only I could get some sleep beforehand...
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