World Cup preparations
Every fourth year, the residents of our street get together to prepare for the World Cup tournament by painting flags (in many cases re-painting) on the asphalt. One of the people who has lived on our street the longest said that we had the best turnout for the event he can remember. In addition to repainting the Italian, German, English (not British!), Portuguese, American, and of course, Brazilian flags, three new flags were added: Dominican Republic, Japan and Canada! Now all of the residents of our street are represented. The Brazilian Football Association logo was also repainted -- and it's huge!! The World Cup is bigger here than the Stanley Cup playoffs and both Olympic Games combined! We've been told to brace ourselves for any Brazilian victories (and there should be many.) We had fun getting to know our neighbors better and practicing our limited Portuguese with them.
Cary Sawatsky posted this message at 10:00 p.m..
