Saturday - busy.

I played "gotcha" (it is really called that in Spanish) - which is paintball. I'd never played before, and it was interesting. I imagine its nearly identical to paintball in the U.S. I have two welts, one on each hand, today. After that I went with Genaro to the Chivas game (one of the professional soccer teams here) and, of course, they won. It was so much like a baseball game and so different. You can sit anywhere, the most expensive ticket was less than 30 bucks, and it was not glamorous at all, meaning, the Cardinals' stadium is clean, with obviously a lot of money and attention put into the whole process of buying tickets, entry, seating, graphics, technology, etc. At Chivas, the exact opposite. Graffiti, concrete seating, prices for the night's game handwritten on a piece of computer paper. It was so low key it is hard to believe this is one of the most successful and popular teams in Mexico. After that, I went to a bar in downtown called Nacional, and it was very "hipster." I'd already befriended Kalett, who was "DJing" that night, and it was a good time. It's been really easy to jump right in here in Guadalajara, minus the language frustrations that I continue to have on a daily basis (though I learn AND retain a few words/phrases every day).