I’ve been watching a lot of soccer over the past few weeks, and that means I’ve been watching quite a few television commercials for the first time since my arrival. Although Uruguay’s World Cup adverts can’t compete with, say, the robust absurdity of Kia’s Soul driving[...]
Posts Tagged ‘World Cup’
A Week of Three “Firsts”
This week was full of "firsts" for me. I explain in some detail my first week working at Colegio Anakena, experiencing my first Chilean World Cup win, and my first run up a mountain.[...]
The Beautiful (and Practical) Game
By the time this runs, most of the globe will have been whipped into a World Cup-induced frenzy. If you’re an American with a scant interest in the game, and if you are planning to or already live in Latin/South America, listen up: This is a huge opportunity for you. The relentless media cover[...]
Double Pull
At minute 38, Mexico scored the first goal against South Africa. The students watching the game went wild. But then the referee retracted it. Off sides. The emotion went one from one extreme to the other. “Boooo!” cried our middle schoolers whose morning classes were canceled to particip[...]
iGoooooool!
I open this week’s post with a public service announcement: the Copa Mundial starts this Friday. Perhaps a fairly obvious announcement, for those of us already living in Latin America; but if you, dear reader, are logging in from the USA or perhaps Mars, let this serve as notice to please view[...]
Rio Secures Giuliani for Security
Brazilian officials have recently announced that former Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani, has accepted a long-term position as a security consultant leading up to the World Cup in 2012 and the Olympics Games in 2016. Rio’s current plans to fight crime, including the new initiative Choque [...]
