Hat Trick

Just realized tonight that this is the third World Cup in a row during which I've been in Europe. A recap of vivid snippets I remember from each of the last three tourneys...

2002

Sitting in a park in Geneva, Switzerland with several of my high school French classmates watching World Cup games on a huge screen that had been erected in the middle of a public square area.

2006

Sitting in an alley in the streets of Rome outside a bar that had set up two 32" tv's out onto the road so more people could see. Italy won this year, so I remember things being INSANE!

2010

Tonight...whilst enjoying a brew and watching Uruguay (unfortunately) beat South Africa in an Irish Pub of sorts in Antibes, France I made my realization of how Europe calls me to its continent during World Cup years.

That is all. More realizations to come, I'm sure...