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Dear Chris Kwon,

This is my third entry in three days. What's wrong with me? Today, I met up with some chicas at 9:15 this morning and we headed to the stadium. Some of the girls bought Barcelona jerseys outside for $6. We entered the stadium and there were more venders set up. They were selling their shirts for only $5. They were selling team baseball hats for $1. Unfortunately, they weren't selling shorts. A group of die-hard Barcelona fans saw us 5 gringas and took pictures with us. It was hilarious.

We walked through another gate and were immediately bombarded by stares and people wanting to sell us beer. We sat near the front and watched as U Católica played Nacional. These games were sort of frustrating, because people would constantly walk in front of you trying to get you to buy their product. There were some Nacional fans sitting in another section. We happened to be sitting in the Barcelona section. Nacional and Barcelona are rivals. I think that U Católica is a college team, so the Barcelona fans had no beef with them. The game was pretty boring, but Nacional scored in the second half. Immediately after, U Católica scored. Eventually, U Católica scored another goal and they won 2-1. The Barcelona fans were super stoked.

Tons more people piled into the stadium (there were 21,000 people there today) and prepared to cheer on Barcelona, who played against Independiente, which is the Uruguay team. The Nacional fans were, of course, cheering for Independiente, but I don't think I saw any Independiente fans. When Independiente came on the field, they released about 100 balloons. We waited a couple of minutes and then Barcelona came on the field. The crowd went CRAZY. Toilet paper was thrown, red smoke filled the air, and a sea of yellow sang one of the 1,000 Barcelona songs I heard today.

The talent was better than the previous game, but the game itself was less exciting. There were two goals, one by each team. The game was pretty calm, until the last 10 minutes. The Barcelona fans grew rowdy and began throwing their garbage and ice at the refs. There were riot police on the field. The game ended in a tie, and everyone in the stadium was disappointed. Edan and I ate some chinese food (not great) and had some AMAZING ice cream. I am NOT a fan of the food here, especially desserts, so the Crepes and Waffles' Almond ice cream in a waffle cone was a real treat.

I finished Seinfeld last night. It has been a long road (about 5 months), but I managed to see Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer off into their jail cell. What, you didn't know how it ended? You are uncultured.