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Mark caught a cold, so he's napping atm. My allergies are acting up- it is spring down here, afterall. Otherwise, everything has been fantastic! Yesterday we meandered through La Boca, stopping to see the Boca Juniors futbol stadium, and of course, the caminito. As we made our way back, we noticed that the streets were eerily quiet, and that most of the restaurants and stores were closed. I guess when there is a soccer game on, the whole city pauses to watch. I wish it was like this in the US!

Last night we went to a pub about a block from our apartment, called Gibraltar. Apparently it is a popular bar for expats and locals who like to hang out with expats. Things don't really get going around here until 11pm and even later, so by the time we made it to the next bar it was 1am or so. There was a live band that played the Blues. How weird it was to hear Blues in Buenos Aires. They were good though.

Our New Football Team

We'll always be Rapids fans, but once we get to our neighborhood of San Telmo in Buenos Aires, we will have to find a temporary team to support. The choices in BA include Independiente, Racing, San Lorenzo, and of course the two giants: River Plate and Boca Juniors. According to my initial research, it looks like San Telmo is closer to the Boca area than anything else, so it looks like I might come home with a blue-and-yellow Boca Juniors jersey. I read that Boca fans are considered more working-class, as opposed to the northern River Plate fans, so Boca sounds more appealing to me anyway.