We have a really good seventh-grade class. Even though they're small, their soccer skills are so developed that there isn't that safety issue as much as there was before.

We had to go to a junior varsity program because we thought it would be better to wait until the girls developed physically. Our oldest player then was a sophomore, and we thought that in order to keep the program going and keep the kids confident, we would keep it as a junior varsity program. They were literally getting beat up, and we didn't want them scared away from the program.

It's our first year coming back. I knew they had talent, but I'm pleasantly surprised. They have a really good shot at making the tournament. We're a small school that's back on the board.

All of us are soccer players. But this is also a chance for us to see fellow countrymen, to share stories, to eat the food we yearn for, that we miss.

For those travelers lucky enough to fly business or first class, beware of the feeding frenzy.

Until now, until I actually got into law class, I just never thought of it as being an interest for me, but it's really funny because now that I'm in law, I'm like 'Wow, I could be a lawyer.