Thursday, June 26, 2014

The World Cup: guidelines of this non-sports fan

I am not a sports person but I make an exception for the World Cup, because futbol. By this I mean I actually pay attention to the game if I'm near someone who has the TV turned to it, and I check online to see who's won. These guidelines, for lack of a better word, are how I follow the World Cup.

I only care about Mexico. And the US. If these two ever play each other I will root for Mexico, because futbol is way more important to Mexicans than soccer is to Americans.
If two countries who are not these two are playing, I root for the Latino/Hispanic team. If they're both Latino, I root for the one I have the closest ties to. For instance, in the Spain/Chile game I was slightly pleased to see Chile won because I have some cousins who are half-Chilean.
If neither country is Hispanic I root for the country I have the closest ties to. In Japan/Greece, I wanted Greece to win because I have an aunt by marriage who is Greek.

At the end of the day I don't lose much sleep over who wins. Like I said, I only care about Mexico. And the US.

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Life update: new job!

I haven't posted anything in a while, but this time it's for a good reason: I got a new job! I'm now the librarian of a health sciences university. I've been working here since May and I really like it. Here are a couple random things I like about my new job: