World Cup Fever

Two and a half hours to kill...this is RIDICULOUS...and by that I'm referring to me having two and a half hours to kill before the next World Cup match. I have never been a soccer fan – at all, ever, ever, ever – I think the last time I paid attention to the World Cup was Italia '90. But here I am, having watched Mexico/South Africa & France/Uruguay yesterday and today Greece/Korea & Argentina/Nigeria, and now I'm killing time by blogging until the England/USA game.
But I dunno what it is...perhaps a combination of being in Brazil where the enthusiasm for the game is infectious and having met some really cool South Africans on my travels who described to me the excitement & optimism for the World Cup in South Africa? Or maybe if the weather was better in Salvador I'd be at the beach and ignoring the telly? Who knows? J The hostel where I'm staying right now is owned & run by an English man who also talked about how this WC feels different – a real celebration of the game and countries coming together.
Now, I'm not going to get into a debate about who I think will win because I'm clueless about the teams – I barely know who's who. And I'm also not going to say who I am supporting because I got into trouble TWICE in the last 24 hours J. But I AM REALLY looking forward to being in Rio on Tuesday for Brazil's first game – woohoo! J
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5WAX1yQEV8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRpeEdMmmQ0&feature=fvst