A great day

Saturday was a great day! we got up late, and then went to this little place called the Rainbow Cafe for breakfast. Delicious. And if you buy food, you get some free internet time. score. after breakfast, we did some laundry, or more precisly, gave our dirty smelly laundry to a laundromat and hoped they not only returned all of it, but also cleaned it as well. then, at 2.30, the fun started. Guatemala vs. Trinidad in a world cup qualifier. if guatemala won, they would move on. if they lost, they have to beat the US on WEdnesday and then play in a playoff game. The game started well for Guatemala and the whole town cheered and booed at good attempts and hard fouls. The first half ended 1-1 though I think Trinidad was outplaying the locals and they had a goal called back because of dubious offsides. Straight out of the gate, 2nd half, guatemala scored another goal and most of the men in the bar left to go back to work. little did they realize that in the last 10minutes, Trinidad would score 2. winning the game and suddenly make the beer prices go up. not a happy day for guatemala. (during the time that i was watching the game, amy and erica were somewhere and i think they did something interesting. though this is as of yet unconfirmed) after the first game, there was a brief respite and time for a bagel and laundry pik up. then off to another pub for the US-Mexico game! USA 2 Mexico 0. It was never even in doubt. And, the ladies joined to watch the second half of the game.
All in all a good day. and met lots of itneresting people. A british guy and german girl (uni students) studying spanish in guatemala, an albino mexican with german parents, a man named Salvador from Guatemala who lived in Wisconsin for 14 years and now is moving to Italy, and the list goes on.}

Can I just add, i love the futbol culture. in antigua, an hour before the game, EVERYBODY was out on the streets in the national uniform with horns, flags draped on buildings and cars, bars had the doors wide open and excitement was in the air. when a goal was scored, the whole town cheered. and when a goal was conceded....silence. absolutly awesome.