After spending some time in the Netherlands, I finally got to play some football (i.e. soccer). My friends Olivia and Timo both invited me to play at this park Sport Park West, which was surprisingly close to my place. The park itself was gorgeous. It had giant turf fields where anyone could kick around or just play. At the same time it is a little sad because there are not many places in the U.S. where there are such nice football parks. Americans place a higher priority on American football, basketball or baseball, so soccer can barely get any time or respect. Anyways, we also met this ten-year old boy named Mathias who just finished a game with his travel team. His English was rather good, so I asked him why and apparently his dad lives in California so he goes to visit once in a while. In the end it was a nice experience to play some football with some friends while abroad.
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