Tag: football

  • World Cup Reflection #1: Heartbreak

    World Cup Reflection #1: Heartbreak

    I’m Welsh-American. My fiancé is Argentinian. We had a wild World Cup. Neither of us are football fans. But the World Cup is about so much more than football. Over the tournament, I learned two things about football—as did countless millions of others: heartbreak, and joy. First, the Welsh side of the story. Heartbreak.

  • Yma o hyd. We are still here.

    Yma o hyd. We are still here.

    Traveling to Wales in November isn’t at the top of most people’s bucket list. And it wasn’t on mine, either. But when Wales qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1958, it shot straight to the top. You might think it odd because I’m not even much of a football fan. But…