The first thing I did was to check the Oriole's schedule (hometown team) on the Internet to see the best time to go. The foreigner had seen computers before, just never the internet. I tried to give him a brief summary on how the internet works but it was too broad a subject; I ended up confusing him. I punched in the official site of the Orioles in the address bar of

Then we walked down the bleachers into our seats and enjoyed the show. I told him about cheering when the O's (orioles) come out on the field. I also told him about the traditional national anthem... The social ritual of attending a baseball game involved lots of explaining to my foreign friend, but in the end it was worth it. It made me realize how fortunate I am to be free and able to attend simple things such as a baseball game.

Driving into downtown Baltimore is always annoying; "road rage" begins to set in on all the busy people about their lives. The only one not annoyed was my partner; he looked for the first time at the tall skyscrapers, the intertwined highways, the huge old warehouses, and the barrage of people. Parking in stadium lots can be a problem; we had to carefully avoid getting onto the I-395 entry ramp, but we were lucky and obtained a cheap spot on Pratt Street, just west of the park. There is meter parking there and if you arrive at around 5:00 for a night game you can pay $2 for one hour and after 6 it becomes free. Immediately we parked and began our trek to the stadium. The tractor-trailers traveling through the interse

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