futbol

i went to my first Athletic game last night!!! (Bilbao Athletic is the name of the team) it was the most fun i have had in a long time!!! i spent the day with amanda, astrid, and taylor. we went to a market in Algorta and then went to Areeta and looked at shops and had lunch. I had a nice siesta when i got back and then we got ready for the game! We all wore red, black, and white (team colors) and even found face paint! We realized that face painting is nonexistent here when we started to get funny looks because of ours. i personally think the spaniards were jealous they didnt think of it first. we actually got approached by people wondering who painted our faces and they

wanted theirs painted. too bad they were for Barcelona! before the game we grabbed bocadillos and drinks at a restaurant and then made our way to the stadium. we sat with some more friends from our program. im not an expert on soccer but i loved the atmosphere. people are very passionate about their teams here (which is kind of an understatement if youve heard about the whole ireland vs france saga that happened last week). the game ended in a tie 1-1. Bilbaoians were pretty excited about this because Barcelona is the #1 team, and if Madrid won then they would get knocked out of the number one spot (or something like that)!

also, im not sure if i previoulsy mentioned the tricked out strollers here in spain but i finally snapped a couple of shots of some i saw. yes, one even has an umbrella attachment!