In our "acclimation time" before starting work in the field we are watching a whole lot of the World Cup, aka Copa Mundial or just Mundial. Outside of the United States I think everyone loves football, so I was thrilled to find out I would be in Chile for it this year. The World Cup is one of my favorite things ever, and it has been pretty easy to convert the rest of the crew to fandom.
Today was extra exciting because Chile played their first match and beat Honduras 1-0. We watched in a big tent set up at the university where they had a projector and some seats. It was still dark out when it started at 7:30am, but the streets were alive almost all night with honking and horns and cheering fans. It is so fun being in a crowd that is so passionate and loud! I would bet the whole country was watching this morning, and there was some serious celebrating after the victory. We stayed away from the main plazas in the city because it isn't uncommon for police to break up big groups with tear gas and rocks. No thank you. Instead we saw some officers chase high school students around the parks a little bit. Ole ole!
Pedestrians taking over the Alameda, the main street downtown
Pedestrians taking over the Alameda, the main street downtown
Ok - I am soooo jealous! What fun to experience this there - especially today with a big win for them. Chi! Le!
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