An A's Fan in Buenos Aires

I saw this guy sitting on his motorcycle outside of a club with a couple girls drinking champagne and couldn't believe my eyes that he had an A's jacket so I went up and asked if I could take a picture. I explained to him how weird it was to see anything A's related down here and he just laughed, he had no idea who they were nor that they were a baseball team.

On another sports note, what an effort by our boys in South Africa! Shame when a bad call changes a game, all we can do is focus on Algeria!

Have a great weekend!

Diego Maradona: Sick Guy of the Week

Vamooo Argentina! For those in the Northern Hemisphere that don't recognize him, this is Diego Maradona, arguably one of, if not the greatest players to ever play the game of futbol. He is now coaching Argentina's national team.

Revolutionary War 2.0

It couldn't be a more awesome way for the United States to get started in the World Cup than to face our former Limey occupiers! We didn't get the win we wanted but a 1-1 draw is nothing to complain about! Here is a hilarious, yet slightly redneck, commercial to get the blood pumping.

Argentina 1 - Nigeria 0

For the next month or so this blog will be dominated by all things futbol, considering that's about the only thing people are and will be talking about in this part of the world. The 2010 FIFA World Cup officially started yesterday with Mexico v. South Africa and France v. Uruguay, but unofficially it started today for los Argentinos. A decent showing this cold, grey, rainy morning gave Argentina a 1-0 victory over Nigeria. I have here a video taken from the window of my bedroom after the final whistle had been blown to give Argentina that 1st round victory. Imagine what it will sound and look like when they make it farther!

Mi Nuevo Barrio

Well I've already given you guys a video-tour of my new apartment here in Palermo, so now I'd like to show some pictures of the neighborhood to give you all a good sense of what it looks like to walk around in my shoes!

Deporte Nacional FUTBOL Y TANGO

World Cup Fever is really heating up down here! The commercials and videos coming out in anticipation are really awesome. Check this one out combining Argentina's two big passions: Tango and Futbol.

Estampate Photoshoot "Let's Get Weird"

A good friend of mine here, Adrian Gross, started a t-shirt company (Estampate) a while back so the idea of doing some photos to promote it sprung to mind. One of the most popular shirts they have designed is one that says "Let's Get Weird" in huge, bold lettering. What the meaning of "Getting Weird" is is up to you. Check out these pictures to see how we got weird in the beautiful Bosques de Palermo parks of Buenos Aires!

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Vidt y Guemes

For all those out there in the blogosphere, I thought I'd put up a tour of my new place of residence here in the Palermo neighborhood of La Ciudad de la Furia. Taken with a Nikon d90 and 8mm fisheye lens for viewing pleasure!

Super dramatic Argentina World Cup ad

The World Cup is coming!

This is the newest commercial to come out in Argentina in preparation for the World Cup. Even if you don't understand what's being said, it's worth watching. Gives you chills! Can't wait!! GO USA!!!!!!

Krial x BucketFeet

Recently I was put in touch with the owner of Krial Footwear, and these shoes were born!

Carrera de Camareras y Mozos

Every year in Buenos Aires there is an event even more epic than the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain: Running of the WAITERS! No joke, every year there is a race of waiters and waitresses down one of Buenos Aires' main drags. It's absolutely hilarious and apparently taken quite seriously because the prizes at the end are pretty damn nice. It's important to note that they race in their work outfits and with a tray with a bottle and a glass poured (whatever drink company sponsors it), so it's a very steady speedwalk so as not to spill. I fortunately found out about it just in time to head down to Avenida de Mayo and snaps some pictures and a quick video. Pretty random...

(unfortunately there is a really annoying siren in the background of the video, I apologize)

Video of asado during lightning storm

This is a video my good friend Alex Weber shot with his Nikon D90 camera that has HD video capabilities. Pretty awesome representation of a standard weekend here at the house. Enjoy!

Paredes que hablan BSAS

Awesome show they play down here in Buenos Aires called "Paredes que Hablan" (Walls that speak/talk). This is a clip about a dude born in Korea that lives down the street from me. Check out my neighborhood!

Moving on up!

After months of searching, we have finally found a new place to live. Life here in Casa Pasco has been great but it's time for a change. Check out where I'm gonna be living for the next 12 months!

My New Crib!