Have you been watching the World Cup? I have never watched so much soccer (futbol) in my life. I love the game. I started my kids playing when they were 3 years old. That's 7 years as a soccer Mom (recently we have played Fall and Spring Soccer).
Sunday, we watched the Germany vs. Australia game. I gotta admit, I was rooting for Australia. Especially after the terrible calls and finally the red card. I wanted them to come back and win. In the end, Germany blew them out of the water, but it has been the game I've enjoyed the most.
So, the games are being held in South Africa. There are a few shots of the local area, but mostly it's just the stadiums. The host country is looking very enticing to me though. I have fantasies of buying an around the world ticket and doing some traveling with the kids in a few years. I've been doing my research and reading blogs about families that are currently traveling or planning to travel around the world. I have never considered Africa to be a place I wanted to stop. It's mostly fear of the unknown, the unfamiliar. I don't want to do the typical tourist stop of Africa and take a safari. I'm terrified of the snakes and they climb the trees. I am interested in the villages and the local life. I am educated enough that there are differences with each country and they are all changing constantly. I know that there is more to the continent and the people than the bad things to media portrays.
That being said, the World Cup and this blog post by Life is what you make it has enticed me to consider adding Africa to my list of must sees. I want to see Victoria Falls, I want to see South Africa, I want to visit Egypt (I often forget it's part of Africa) and I really want to spend a weekend here in the Castle in Clarens. I'll have to wait 7 more years to take the kids, but maybe it will just be the husband and I and our own little adventure out in the world.
That sounds like a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you were cheering on the Aussies (though in Australia, rooting has a VERY different meaning!) it was an awful match in the end.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Africa too, all the way from South Africa to Egypt. I want to do a safari, see the mountain gorillas and visit the ancient monuments. So much to do!
I hope you achieve this dream.
I always forget the word "cheering". My kids ask who I'm "voting" for during games. "rooting" was the word I think of first. Although, if I met a man with an Aussie accent, I might be up for some "rooting" (just don't tell the hubby). HaHaHa. Is an American accent as attractive as the English and Aussie accents?
ReplyDeleteWe have just taken a 3 year old and a 5 year old on a 5 week trip to the UK, Spain and France. It CAN be done! Not the same as travelling without kids, but still pretty great. Go for it, I say, the planning is half the fun (well, probably a 1/4 of the fun..) I've blogged about our travels too, you're to click through and have a read. I'm so pleased to have found your blog :)
ReplyDelete... I meant to write that 'you're WELCOME to click through and have a read'... sorry, that sounded very demanding of me... it's completely up to you, obviously...
ReplyDeleteAgreed! My family all together on an African safari sounds like bliss! :)
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