Sunday Sunday Sunday

I went and got my laundry around 1pm without any problem. It’s Sunday so I was worried about whether or not it would be open. I’m still not sure if it was open, but the woman was there and she beckoned me in and handed me a giant plastic bag with all my clothes folded inside. Everything was neatly organized; shirts with shirts, pajamas with pajamas, socks matched. I got charged double because I had so many clothes, so doing my laundry cost me almost $12. Next time I’m going to see if I can just get them washed and then hang dry them without her folding them and all that.

The rest of my day was incredibly American. At 2pm I went with Tyler to the Chili’s in Centro Magno where we met up with Kim, Jessica, Chevron, and Jan and we watched the Colts vs. Jets football game, but not really. We ordered drinks and teased Jan about being Swiss and about his crazy Friday night shenanigans. I’m not a football person at all but it was good fun. After the Colts won we decided to go to Hooters in Plaza Galería for the second game: Vikings vs. Saints. We crammed ourselves in a taxi and got to Hooters in time for the first quarter. We decided to pick sides and make a bet, whoever lost had to buy the other group drinks. It was Jan, Chevron, and me for the Vikings and Tyler, Jessica, and Kim for the Saints. We ordered a pitcher of beer and got a little rowdy (which prompted other Hooters-goers to get excited too) but decided to try a different place with a full bar, so we moved down to Applebee’s where we got a big booth right in front of the TV. We spent the rest of the game there, I ordered an ice cream sundae, we cheered loudly, and we talked a lot. It was really fun. In the end the Saints won so I owe them a drink, but we were tired so we paid and went home on the bus.

At Applebee’s there was a group of guys in the booth behind us also watching the game and we interacted a bit, cheering and smack talking. After a while Tyler and one guy got into a conversation and we found out that he worked for ESPN and he’d just gotten back from working in San Diego. Tyler asked if he could get us into anything for free and he said we could go to a soccer game. He handed out his card to all of us so I told Tyler if he actually got invited to a game I would go. Ricardo’s card had something to do with an energy drink and when Jessica asked him about it he said he would send her a free case if she emailed him. I don’t know why being in another country makes us more trusting of other people, but it does. We’ll see if any of this actually happens.

Don’t worry, I’ll be careful!