Well, the volleyball game last night didn´t happen. :( I showed up and there was just the home team and about four fans. The other team hadn´t showed up on time; most of the home team had already left by the time the opponent got to the gym. I hoped they would call people back and play anyway; they didn´t.
BUT, the coach had me set and pass a few with one of the players - then he said, yes, I could play with them. :) Practice Tuesday at 1930.
Then some of the guys invited me out for dinner and drinks. I didn´t go right away, because I wanted to meet up with my program people at the hotel - it was a birthday for one of the guys. But I did go to the bar later to find the volleyball people. That didn´t work out so well either, though. I was early or late or they just changed their plans.
I showed up around 2 and ended up staying until 4. Another 40 of Quillmes Bock made me happy. Apparently here dark beer is ´chick beer´ and the men drink lighter beers. The guys I ended up talking to were drinking Steila, which I concur is a phenominal choice, pero mi gusto bock tambien (but I like bock, too). Anyway, these guys were fun to chat with for a while. Paul photographs for criminal investigations, and Robert does something else (I don´t know what he told me - I was ´smile and nod´ at that point). They spoke some English, I tried to speak some Spanish - we communicated enough.
Oh, and the music was all English. From what I have heard and seen, they like 80´s tunes here. VH1 plays old videos, and I keep hearing Michael Jackson and Guns ´N´ Roses - I am just fine with that! That´s the stuff I like, too. I just didn´t expect it here. Then again my ex-boyfriend, the Bolivian, once told me that he learned English by listening to GNR. So, I´m trying to listen to the Spanish music videos to help me out.
Changing focus, today is a holiday here. The 25th of May in 1810 is the day that Argentina decided to fight for independence. Their actual independence day is the 9th of July, I think four years later. It doesn´t seem like there are any major celebrations for this day, and wé´re not sure what will actually be open. We don´t have class today, though; a few people went on excursions out of town, a couple just into Bs As, most staying local. Me - we´ll leave it to the wind and see where I end up...
