Chak de India! I am rooting for India all the way. Next match is against South Africa, I think. [Photos found on The Hindu and The Guardian news outlets, respectively]
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What I miss about the World Cup
By: Gabriela Yareliz Despite my excitement about autumn, I am still clinging to the last shreds of summer and sunshine in the city. Apparently, so are other Villagers, seeing that yesterday at a crosswalk, I saw half of the Forever21 summer catalog march past me. Soon, the days of long skirts with tribal prints and stripsContinue reading “What I miss about the World Cup”
True Feelings
By: Gabriela Yareliz Here are five confessions of truth, straight from the heart. 1] World Cup Antoine Griezmann, I cried with you. That was tough. France, you played magically. I will always wear that jersey with pride. Bisous, les bleus, bisous. 2] Hair It’s so weird when you cut off two feet of hair. You lookContinue reading “True Feelings”
France v. Honduras– Go FRANCE!!
Today, cheering for my soccer first love, France.
India vs. Pakistan T20 Super 8 Match: Full match highlights
By: Gabriela Yareliz Yesterday, I was walking down the street and bam– an Indian young man walks out of a bank with a bag, and he immediately reaches for his phone and quickly starts looking at something–low and behold it was the cricket game. We started talking about the game, our favorite Bollywood actors–the momentContinue reading “India vs. Pakistan T20 Super 8 Match: Full match highlights”
T20: Cricket World Cup! (!x infinity)
By: Gabriela Yareliz I had to talk about this… click on the article here posted on Yahoo! about cricket. I miss you Gator Cricket Club! They are always #1 😉 Anyway… somehow between all this reading, I need to catch a match 🙂 I vote India. EDIT: schedule and results here. Sept 18- Oct. 7
Athletic
By: Gabriela Yareliz Olympics are gone and out. I love the Olympics. It isn’t even about the athletes competing and doing their amazing things specifically; what gets me the most is how it is so patriotic. I am a sucker for patriotism and doing things to honor your flag and country. I like the ideaContinue reading “Athletic”