I’m writing this blog for the last time, since we are now on our way back to the States. Our last day was a great end to our trip. We had the choice of what we wanted to do, so as a group we did a lot of different things. One group went to experience the London Eye, which is the world’s largest Ferris wheel, and overlooks the city of London. Many people probably saw this when watching the Olympics and could see how impressive it is. My group went to see St. Paul’s Cathedral as well as some parts of Westminster Abbey, which is where William and Kate got married. The churches were so beautiful with so much detail in the ceilings, window and outside architecture. When we had a lunch I decided to try one last new food since it was our last day. I chose to try duck. It was interesting, very sweet, but also tasted very gamey, so I don’t think I will be ordering it regularly. But I was proud of myself for trying it and can check it off my list. We then rode on the tube, which we call the subway or metro, in order to get around the city. It was a little confusing at first but easy once we figured all the signs out. During our last day of shopping, many people were able to get some Olympic flags, t-shirts, and bags which we had been looking for the whole trip, so everyone was very happy about that. We ended the day by eating at Cinnamon Spice which serves Indian food. This was also a first time experience for me, as well as many other people. I must say it was very good, and unlike the duck I had, I would definitely eat Indian food again. Once we left the restaurant we headed on a train to Manchester for the night, and that was an intense and funny experience. Our group had 35 people, and once we reached our stop we had 60 seconds for all of us and our entire luggage to get off the train before it went to the next station. We were very nervous about this, but proved to be very quick and efficient and had every one off with time to spare. Next, came the airport bright and early, which all went very smoothly, and everyone was allowed back into the States which was very good.
Now everyone is safely back on campus and we are preparing for our first preseason practice Saturday, as well as meeting all the new freshman. Due to our game schedule and school we have less days for preseason this year so we must make the most out of each session with high intensity and work rate. From the way we practiced and played in Europe I believe we will do very well at this. Our goal is to win the conference this year and to do that we are going to push ourselves and dedicate ourselves to give one hundred percent effort always. This upcoming season will be challenging, but we are going to prepare to meet those challenges and overcome them together. The energy and chemistry we have had so far is exciting and the freshman class has a great amount of soccer ability to offer, which everyone is very excited for and will add to our chemistry. Newcomer Julia Baca will be blogging throughout the preseason, so you can follow her on here as well to see how we are doing.
Thanks for following us during our wonderful trip to Europe, and keep up with us during the season! Go Eagles!
Caio!
Morgan