http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/gtg060e/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from gtg060e en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:58:21 +0000 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:58:21 +0000 PoliticsEcon BlogI have recently returned home from Brazil and would like to briefly summarize some facts that I learned about the worldrsquos FIFTH largest country1. Brazil occupies nearly half of South America and is the fifth most populated nation2. Was a colony of Portugal from 1500 until independence in 18223. Has five major climatic types http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Ipanema/blog-413495.html Getting back to futbol our group recently witnessed a Boca match as such Irsquod like to briefly discuss the history accomplishment of this premier organization. Boca Juniors was founded in 1905 by Italian immigrants in the Argentine neighborhood of La Boca the British name of the club is due to the British railway workers whom introduced futbol to Latin America. The first jersey used w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-403091.html Buenos dias from Buenos Aires O Today is officially ldquoel Da de la Revolucin de Mayordquo May Revolution Day which symbolizes the transition of power from the Spanish monarchy to the inhabitants of Buenos Aires. Contrary to Americarsquos Independence Day there are no parades fireworks or symbolic colors to recognize the significance of this day in history the city is relatively http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-402074.html Hola holaTime for some ldquofutbolrdquo Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to play futbol with locals at the largest mosque in South America located in Buenos Aires I initially expected the skilllevel to be very high but quickly discovered that probably due to the overwhelming workload and scarcity of recreational space many people donrsquot play soccer as ldquoreligiouslyrdqu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-402046.html Buenos dias from Buenos Aires O I will use this blog entry to discuss Argentinian history from 1800 early 1900's will attempt to incorporate politics economics. Since there was a prereading for the 1st class regarding the history of Argentina I learned several items from the reading such as I have opted to include one portion of my notes will sequentially integrate historical facts http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-401491.html Hola from Buenos AiresYesterday my classmates I played soccer for the 1st time. Prior to the commencement of our match some local Argentines were playing we noticed a few differences between American soccer Argentine such as women are more ldquofemininerdquo in Argentina consequently donrsquot play mixed the Argentines incorporated fancier footwork and technique whereas tradit http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-401489.html Greetings again from BAI will use this blog entry to summarize Argentinian history from 1500 early 1900's will attempt to incorporate politics economics. Since there was a prereading for the 1st class regarding the history of Argentina I learned several items from the reading such as I have opted to include one portion of my notes will sequentially integrate historical facts throughou http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-398944.html Greetings from Buenos AiresThis is my 1st blog I will discuss the history of Identity Soccer Film in South America with a particular emphasis on Argentina. For starters soccer is an integral part of South American life. Soccer arrived to South America in the mid 19th century was introduced by the British. This fact is affirmed by the English names as opposed to Spanish names of vari http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-398928.html