So the first couple of days getting to afrika were a little crazy... I need to start 2 weeks before in order to build it up a little...
2 weeks ago, life was crazy running around arizona trying to put together 3 teams and get ready for my other part time job.. ironically the hardest one were the older boys. haha normally im chasing senior girls around for my womens college team trying to get them to come to the campus and check it out, but this time it was a little weird chasing junior boys around trying to get them to play on a good team! it was exhausting trying to figure out the age group and all the players in less than 3 weeks.. the crazy part was I had to get everything done and settled before I went to a coaching class in Rome, GA...
A week ago, I did soccer for 8-10 hours a day for 9 days straight.. i am a soccer junkie and that was even a lot for me.. haha it almost took away my ability to sit and watch the world cup without psycho analyzing the game! but it was a lot of fun and really cool to meet people from all over the world who have that same passion for the game, playing, and coaching. I got through it and am pretty sure I got my C license which is a good step career wise for me.. but it was exhausting mentally and physically because of all the training/playing/homework we had to do..
Finally, got done with the coaching class and headed for the airport.. got ready to take off for a short layover in philly and then head to new york only to sit on the runway for an hour because of a delay. Then after we finally took off, we had to fly around philly for a while because of the storms. In fact, on the landing, it felt like I was in a fighter jet flying in and around the storms to land! I got off and already knew I missed my flight and had to get a new one quickly.. philly is probably the worst airport ever in terms of service and organization. US Airways sucked too because I sat in the customer service line for over an hour missing two potential flights. There were 3 agents working and when I got to the front, 2 of the 3 went on break at the same time with a line of 20 people behind me. Finally, I got a ticket and "confirmed" for a flight at 830 which got moved to 930 which got moved to 1010 then to 1030 then finally took off at 1130. I landed around 6 and sat in philly for about 5 hours in a frenzy trying to make sure I didnt miss my South Afrika.. I got to new york about 1215 and got to JFK about 130. Got 4 hours of sleep and got checked into the South Afrika flight. luckily, there was the dutch game going on. My favorite part and I will leave you with this was when John Harkes said that "the Dutch were putting a lesson into how to play 5v2." already adventures getting here... this is gonna be a crazy trip..
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