It seems only appropriate that I write about Mundial (the World Cup) since Ecuador beat Honduras yesterday 2-1. Living in a country that cares so much about futbol and Mundial has made me a futbol/soccer watcher, if not an aficionado. I still don't understand the majority of the rules, nor the point system of the tournament, but "GGGGGOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL" is something I understand and consider part of the universal language of sports. Any bar you walk into will have the game on, no matter who is playing. Even the television in the waiting room of the subcenter where I am working has Mundial on all day. We closed one hour early yesterday (Friday) just so everyone could have time to get home for the game at 5 pm. And a large number of extended family members came over yesterday to watch, stress, and then celebrate together. One of my friends that I met here told me that apparently the USA game was on a huge screen in Times Square and when a goal was scored, not even one person flinched or took notice. I am definitely the same as all of those people in the United States, but being here it feels different. Futbol feels important. It is part of the culture, part of the family, part of the living spirit of Ecuador. And I have to say, I love it. VIVE ECUADOR!!
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