3/13

Just wanted to check in from Buenos Aires and let everyone know that I am still alive. I have had a pretty busy week full of all different types of museums and events so I'll try and give you all a quick recap.
Last Saturday I went to the River Plate game, they are one of the two biggest club teams in Buenos Aires, with Ben and a friend of his from Argentina. The game was unreal and the fans were, by far, the craziest fans I have ever seen at any sporting event. We sat in the section directly next to the hooligans so we got the full expereince and witnessed all of the insanity that it South American soccer. Fortunately we got to see a victory (3-1) which is good because last year they killed two visitng fans after a home loss, so that was a bonus.
On Sunday we went to see Mano Chao, one of the biggest South American musicians, at an indoor sporting facility in the city. The crowd was almost as crazy as the one at the soccer game and the performance was incredibly high energy. Mano and his band played for almost three hours and performed a number of encores that were fantastic. The show was the finally of his tour so he went out with a bang and eventhough my wallet was stolen I still had a great time.
I spent most of Monday dealing with getting new credit cards and figuring out how to get money, but I did manage to catch a great public art display in the plaza across the street from the American Express office.
Tuesday I walked to the Museo de Bella Arte. The museum is huge and they have a pretty sizeable collection, overall I was impressed. The best part was this brand new photography show that opened up just a few days ago. I
Wednesday was nasty and it rained off and on pretty much the whole day, I basically just did laundry and hung out at a friends house.
Yesterday a friend of mine came in from DC and a few of us headed to the big American bar in BA to catch the Michigan/Iowa basketball game. It was weird to be in a place where everyone was speaking english and talking about American sports but it was alot of fun and it was a thrill to see Michigan pretty much lock down a apot in the tourney, go blue!
Ill will check back in early next week.

harry