Argentina is a soccer crazy country. Walk anywhere on any street in the city and you will see just how crazy they are for their futbol. Billboards and posters are scattered throughout the city. The colors of the argentine national team are always within an eyes glance. Players take on a super heroe like status as their images are plastered all around the city.

Turn on the tv and it's hard not to find a channel with a World Cup countdown. Are they counting down to the start of the World Cup, the first game between Brazil and Mexico? Noooo they are counting down to Argentinas first game, the World Cup starts and ends with Argentina. Im really excited to be in this country where the whole country rallies around their team and the excitement for the World Cup is palpable. I just hope Argentina makes it to the final and therefor the whole country will be happy and cheerful. I fear that if Argentina does lose, everyone will lose interest and be extremely grumpy. That is the pompous some what arrogant attitude of the argentine people.

If Argentina does make it to the final it might be crazy to go downtown and watch the game on the big screen, it would probably be like Madrid when Spain won. I can't imagine the celebration. They say that it was a wild fun happy celebration in 1978 and 1986. Hopefully 2014 will be their year.

They even have soccer themed deodorant. I wonder if iniesta uses it?

Downtown buenos aires, they now have very convenient bus lanes and bus stops than run in the middle of 9 de Julio. Very convenient for taking buses and finding the right bus.

 

 

I don't know what to say on these blog post, we went to puerto madero, walked around looked at the water and buildings and walked and walked, I'm becoming a good walker, I guess that's healthy, although walking around buenos aires there are so many people smoking I kind of feel like I've smoked a couple of cigarets. Anyways I'm thinking about starting an anti-tobacco movement in buenos aires, that and an anti-littering campaign. The trash here is crazy, I've seen lots of people just through papers, trash on the ground or out the train window or behind the train platform. I'm not sure how much success I would have but I want to take some pictures of the trash. Anyways this is puerto madero, a nice area with nice restaurants and now they have build several tall apartment buildings and is where supposedly a lot of wealthy argentines live.

 

We toured a boat for 5 pesos.

Monica liked the cow, but was sad it was dead

 

 

Most of my classes are downtown, and the main offices of my employer is a couple of blocks away from Plaza de Mayo, so I walk by the Casa Rosada everyday along with all the other million of busy porteños, in business suites.

 

We were able to spend the afternoon in between classes walking around and enjoying the nice argentine sun. I enjoyed seeing the riot police and riot vans and police just hanging about waiting for the next protest.

 

I wish I could be the water cannon shooter. They have a camera attached to the camera and I think they control it from inside, sounds like fun shooting people with water.

 

Giant mechanical flower statue, with a nice green park, it was nice during the week but we walked back during the weekend and it was very crowded.