Asking about the Copa Mundial

[CrOtALiTo]

This a typical fire about the successful of the soccer fanatics.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by poli

Just sneak into the subway (subte) y vete o toma un taxi. I won't tell. I promise.

Yeah, when I was younger, I would have. But as I have gotten older, I have gotten more rules-oriented. (Can't even believe it's ME saying THAT!) If they have a rule about always being with others from the group and they ask that the professor in charge always knows where everyone is, I'll probably be the most likely person to follow said rule......... I'll try to convince the professor that I am well traveled and if I could travel all over poor sections of Nairobi on public transportation by myself, I think I can get myself between Belgrano and the teatro Colón without mishap. It might be a question of the Virginia university's insurance liability if something were to happen to me........

[ookami]

I'm sure that with two words the teacher will let you go even if you formaly can't. But I think is imposible that you have all the time organized in group activities, you will likely have free time all days.
poli what do you think, sincerely, of the public transport we have here?

[laepelba]

It's not a question of whether we have free time or not. We will definitely have free time. It's that the university (in Virginia) will not allow its students to do things alone. They will require us to be with other students from the same program all the time. If I want to go to the opera, I'd have to find someone else willing to go with me....

[Equis]

I'm going to be in Chile for the world cup !! pero ya tu sabes ima be going for the USA!! .. n got that camiseta usa

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Equis

I'm going to be in Chile for the world cup !! pero ya tu sabes ima be going for the USA!! .. n got that camiseta usa

Where in Chile? :-)

And congrats!

[Equis]

Originally Posted by chileno

Where in Chile? :-)

And congrats!

Oh I'm going to Santiago in a few weeks for like 6 weeks. I can't wait!!

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Equis

Oh I'm going to Santiago in a few weeks for like 6 weeks. I can't wait!!

And please do not go to a McDonalds over there...you have enough of those here.



Have a wonderful trip.

[Esperar]

Originally Posted by ookami

I'm sure that with a conversation, the teacher will let you go even if you formally can't. But I think it's impossible that you have all of your time organized in group activities, you will likely have free time most days.
Poli what do you think, sincerely, of the public transport we have here?

Fixed for you.

[ookami]

Thanks Esperar
Oh, I'm getting sick of the World's Cup euphoria and it has not even begin!

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Ookami: You're not the only one. I've turned off the TV, but there is no escape the attack through the internet too.

[Esperar]

Well I follow my national team, so I will be watching it, but I'm not as big a fan of football as I used to be.

[laepelba]

Oh, come to the US. You have to go in search of it around here. It can be found, but you have to seek it.

[Esperar]

Wasn't it like that when you hosted the tournament in 1994?

[CrOtALiTo]

Certainly Mexico team didn't win this time upon Holland.

It's a poor for the Mexican people who they hope have a great game the next time.

[Esperar]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

Certainly the Mexico team didn't beat Holland/Netherlands* this time

It's poor for the Mexican people who hope their team have a great game the next time.

Fixed.

*Small tip. Holland can also be called the Netherlands too! You can use either though, so don't worry.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Oh, come to the US. You have to go in search of it around here. It can be found, but you have to seek it.

Yeah, right... then I would have to run away from the Superbowl.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Esperar

Fixed.

*Small tip. Holland can also be called the Netherlands too! You can use either though, so don't worry.

Thank you.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by ookami

Thanks Esperar
Oh, I'm getting sick of the World's Cup euphoria and it has not even begun!

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Esperar

Wasn't it like that when you hosted the tournament in 1994?

I had never even heard of the World Cup until after 1994. No joke. I only heard of it when I moved to the Washington, DC area and started teaching students of Latin American descent. That was in 1996. And I didn't understand the big deal....

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Yeah, right... then I would have to run away from the Superbowl.

I LOVE the Superbowl. It's not about the game. It's about the commercials!!