A Postcard From Spain
du Nord, March 5, 2011
Guest Contributor David FoxHello from Spain du Nord!Hello du Nord!I play soccer for William Jewell College in Kansas City. We are an NAIA school which means more than half the teams we play are 60-80% international. This past season we had our best year yet, and made it all the way to the Semifinals in the national tournament where we played and watched teams with all different types of styles comprised of players from all over the world.The view from my room's windowThe second semester of my junior year I left for Madrid and I’ve been studying and playing soccer here for the past 2 months or so. Soccer has been a big part of my experience so far, and I’ve attended a couple of La Liga games as well as regularly playing in a organized pickup league against players with skill levels that vary just as much as the ages.At an Athletico Madrid gameI’ve befriended some other guys in my program who play college ball in the LA area. Together we have been competing against these teams that we meet at Canal Park. I’ve