I am not a big fan of sports fan, but I figured while in Europe, do like the Europeans do, so I went to watch the Portugal vs. the Netherlands football game today. There was something very European about watching Portugal vs. the Netherlands game in Finland, with a German friend, surrounded by Portuguese and Dutch fans talking to each other in English.

We couldn’t quite decide who to root for. I wasn’t sure if my Brazilian allegiances meant I was supposed to root for or against the Portuguese. The Dutch fans smirking about Germany being “out” settled it for us. Which was a good choice, since it was soon clear that the Dutch were going to lose, which they did. Plus there were way too many Dutch fans in the bar anyway, and they were a pretty annoying bunch.