It has been a crazy couple of days. Today was the opening ceremony for the World Cup. Both matches, South Africa v. Mexico and France v. Uruguay ended in ties, which made for an interesting first night. I spent the afternoon outside the stadium watching performers, buying merchandise, and watching the Joburg (Johannesburg) opening ceremony on the jumbotron. It's great watching a country come together and celebrate their nationality. Evening individuals from other countries had their respective football jerseys with the South African flag painted on their faces. It seems as though the world is behind South Africa!
Some South African/ World Cup lingo one should know:
- Bafana Bafana: The South African soccer team
- Vuvuzela: Long plastic horn one blows through
- Lekker: "Awesome!" or "Great!"
- Soccer City: Johannesburg
- Rainbow Nation: A nickname given by Desmond Tutu to post-apartheid South Africa
- Zakumi: The yellow lion with green mane that is the 2010 World Cup mascot
- FIFA: Fédération Internationale de Football Association- The association that puts on the World Cup
-Rand: The currency of South Africa- About 7.7 rand per US dollar
- Football/Futbol: Soccer!
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