At the very end of our trip, we managed to sneak in a trip to a soccer (futbol) game. The game was between Guayaquil and Quito--the two largest cities in Ecuador. It was incredible to be able to see how many people came to the game and how impassioned they were.Afterwards I ran into some of the men from my family (if I were my host-mom's daughter, they would
be my brother-in-laws) and they asked me if I had learned any new words while watching the game. I knew they were swearing (everyone was except us!), but I didn't know what they were saying. The second picture was taken during half-time in which a huge banner was pulled over the crowd for a break from the sun.Pictures and words cannot communicate it, if anyone has a chance to go to a futbol game in Latin America (or nearly any foreign country) they should take that opportunity.
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