Don't Cry for Me Argentina!

Hello everybody! I am safely back in Santiago after an awesome trip to Buenos Aires. In the 5 days we were there I think we saw every important thing of the city. We saw Eita's tomb, the government buildings, an Argentinian tango show, the widest street in the world, the Argentinian Obelisk, and a Boca Junior soccer match! (one of the coolest things that I have ever seen) Boca is Argentina's most loved soccer club and play their games at the Bombadera, a giant stadium that can hold over 80,000. We were able to get tickets for the important ReCopa, a championship game that features the best two clubs in South America. We arrived two and a half hours before the game and the stadium was already almost full. By game time the fans have worked themselves into a complete frenzy by singing Boca's fight songs and jumping up and down in unison. As the team is introduced people light fireworks and colored flares and the stadium looks like it is on fire. Then they unroll a giant banner over the craziest section that covers over 5000 people. The opposing fans stand in a small section surroinded by barbed wire and police in full riot gear. The games was non-stop chanting and singing and Boca won 2-1 as to avoid rioting.
The tango show was an exact opposite of the Boca game but was also a highlight. For $20 USD we got a 3 course meal, all you can drink wine, beer, and soda, live music, and a live tango show. Apparently people paid double what we did for the tickets so it was pretty awesome! The down side to all of this is that somewhere in Argentina I picked up a killer head cold. I'm pretty dead right now (our flight left at 6 AM) and I need to be better by tommorow for class so I'm off to sleep. Hope everyone is fantastic!