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| From South America |
They had their championship soccer game on Saturday night and they put the other team to shame with a score of 4-0. I don`t know a lot about soccer but it was very fun to watch and there was very vocal and active participation from the fans. Papauchi`s mother kept screaming, "Tiralo el gordito" (take the fat player out of the game) to a player on the other team. Everyone was screaming at the players and carrying on.
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| From South America |
The guys were all so excited after the game and we started drinking the liter of aguardiente, a belated birthday present for Papauchi, in the parking lot outside the stadium. The party continued on the guys` street. Cumbia, salsa, champeta, porro, vallenato y mas. Lots of dancing and laughing on the block until around 3AM, when it started to torrentially rain. We moved the party inside and I was up until 5:30 or so dancing with Papauchi, Cesar and Fabio.
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| From South America |
When I woke up at 10:30 the next morning, all the guys were outside of Papauchi`s house starting round two. I got a huge round of applause from all the crazies as I came out of the house. We eventually had to move the party back to the street because of a noise complaint and a visit from the local police. We hung out all day outside laughing and joking around.
I am feeling pretty good today despite the two days of fiestas but the guys are hurting this morning (they dont know how to pace themselves). Papauchi and Cesar helped me arrange my bus ticket to Bogota this afternoon at 4PM. They will take me to the terminal later on in the day.
I have had such a great time with these guys. They have made me feel so welcome, have really taken care of me and have showed me a wonderful time. Even their families have been so kind and generous. They opened up their homes to me and I will be forever grateful. Cesar and Papauchi plan on coming to NYC at the end of this year and I have been insisting that my home is their home and they have to stay with me. However, in all honesty, I think some of the guys` friends who are ladies will be happy to see La Gringa go- they have been pretty cold with me and they just keep asking me when I am going to leave. But a few have been really friendly to me, like Taty, Laura and Yolima.
Well, the gringa takes off today for Bogota.
Besos
Barranquilla te quiero mucho!!
