Go Senegal!

I’m getting excited. Really excited. I’m not a big soccer fan, but I love a party. And the World Cup seems like it will be just that.

I watched Senegal defeat France tonight. What caught me by surprise was my excitement, not at the sport, but at the fans. Beautiful, beautiful fans. From all over the world. The French, the Irish, the Saudis, the Indonesians, the Senegalese, the Americans, the Chinese… I came from San Francisco. Where I would venture to guess the majority of the world’s countries have representatives. Korea is homogeneous. I miss the variety.

I have tickets to see the USA play Portugal on Wednesday. Then to see Senegal take on Denmark on Thursday. I want Senegal to score a goal on Thursday. At least one. Because I want to see, in person, that dance they did. Throw the shirt on the ground, form a circle, shuffle, shuffle, back, forward, all with grins from ear to ear. I can’t wait.