i heart futbol
it's such a great sport. i played starting at like 7 i think and believe strongly this shaped my life tremendously. soccer is such a kick ass sport.
yesterday i was spending time with these teens that i work with and i bought them some sports gear. i.e. volleyball, frisbees, soccer ball, etc. so we met up at the park with some serious KFC buckets and had a good time. i was pretending to be in shape with a few of them kicking the ball around and i was remembering how much i Love soccer.
when we played it was such a fun time to hang out with cool girls. my teams were never the top of the top, but we sure learned a ton about being tough. and of course we got to be outside for hours goofing off and singing random counting crows, en vogue, and pearl jam songs on the field while coach wasn't with us.
i think i learned a lot of confidence from soccer. maybe because it was a team sport, maybe because i was allowed to "side tackle" people (which i'm sure i only successfully did once in a tournament and got called Fat Cow & Slut for by some moron girl from LaPorte). either way i know there are few things i love more from childhood as the memories of quartered chilled orange slices and fruit punch gatoraid at half time with my friends. oh, and of course the awkward shinguard tan lines on my bony legs.
i gotta find some people in the city to play soccer with. amanda, will you move here?
posted by Stephanie Willis, LCPC, CADC @ 11:45
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I played a little soccer at our orientation, and it was muy fun. I know nothing about it, but if I learned the rules, I'd enjoy playing, I think. Oh, you will be receiving a little sum' sum' in the mail from us. I hope you like it!
dude. i can't promise to move there, but i can promise to visit. just got off the phone with gabi and were talking about chicago -- he's looking forward to being near. i can't wait to visit you both, and please, by the time i get there, i hope you've found a team so i can play with you, too! :) love you much.
by the way, i sprained my ankle at our game two weeks ago, that it's still swollen and i think i have to go back to the dr this week. estoy muy triste por eso. :(
p.s.s.s.s. i went to see the semi-final of the european cup with my friend from haiti coupla weeks ago. we went to this place across the street from my work actually -- it's THE bar/restaurant to watch soccer in the entire area. i learned so much from watching with him. add to our list of great adventures: world cup trip. ok. i really am out now.
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