While in San Francisco in the summer of 2023, I attended a local futsal event. The event, held in San Jose, San Francisco, was a simple affair: play a futsal match with other players for a full two hours anyway.

After the event, a man who was also at the event approached me, wondering how to leave. He was Mexican-American. I got the impression that many of the other attendees were also Latino, and he cheerfully approached me and generously offered me a full beer when I noticed him, and we chatted for a bit before heading home.

The first friend who spoke to me was kind enough to give me a ride to the inn where I was staying. We continued to communicate online, and I was able to visit him in Fresno, where he lives, and stay at his house for two weeks.

He invited me to a futsal event while I was staying in Fresno. Here is a video he made himself at that time.