I asked for this. I wanted it. I have
always wanted to come study, live, and work in England and Europe. The
opportunity to be here is amazing, but I forgot one thing… Sports.
I’m a sports nut.
I live for it. It’s the best reality show on television. You never know what
will happen. Any sports fan can appreciate they have THEIR club, and traditions
that will always live in you. When the opportunity to be around other sport
fans that have the same enthusiasm as you is taken away, it leaves a void in
your soul.
I have a hole in
my soul right now.
The National
Football League is in the middle of another amazing season, with parity. Nearly
every team still has a chance to make the playoffs, which keeps more fans
interested until the last second of the last game of the season.
Similarly, the NHL is so full of story
lines I don’t think I can take another bite. I mean, the NY Islanders are good?
That hasn’t happened in a decade. Who saw that coming? Oh, and don’t forget the
absolute crash and burn going on in Edmonton again…
And whom do I have
to talk about it with? Sadly, only myself.
I have found some
other Brits who know and follow the American sports but it’s just not the same.
Hopefully, throwing my opinions out on this blog will help me cope with what
I’m missing.
This feeling of
sports loneliness hit me hard on Thanksgiving. Turkey Day. But also one of the
biggest days for sports in America ever year. My favourite NFL team was playing
but who was there to cheer with me, or even razz me a little?
My wife.
Sorry dear, but
the Internet is my new sports friend now.
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