You know those friends who, despite a complete lack of interest on the part of others, talk about a certain topic all the time? Yeah, we're those girls. At least when the topic is FC Bayern Munich.
On my part, this is an attempt to drive my friends and family a little less crazy (as, if it's written down, they have the option to either read it or not). If I'm writing about it, I may feel less of a need to talk about it. Okay, if I'm being honest, it probably won't work, but it's worth a try!
About a year and a half ago, a friend made a deal with me: watch one FC Bayern match and if I still thought soccer was dumb and boring ("typical Americans" appears in the title for a reason!) after that match, she'd leave me alone. In hindsight, it would have been smarter to refuse the bet. Because within the first 45 seconds of the match after I tuned in, I watched as Bayern's keeper, Jorg Butt, scored off a PK and brought Bayern level with Juventus (they went on to win the match). I was hooked. Watching Bayern win the double, and then fall to Inter in the CL final, only served to solidify the fact that I, despite everything, had become a HUGE footy fan.
And as the purpose of this post is to introduce myself, here's what you need to know:
*I'll be starting my PhD in Religion and Social Change at the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology in the Fall. This will likely only serve to cause me to obsess about sports even more.
*I'm a Minnesota girl at heart. Despite the fact that I no longer live there, I still think it's God's Country and it'll be "home" for a long time. As such, I'm a die-hard Twins fan.
*I'm not the first person you would expect to be a sports nut (in fact, a former roomie once commented that I was "the last person on earth" she had expected to become one).
*I believe that the answer to "club or country?" is ALWAYS club. I bleed for Bayern. Other clubs I root for: Liverpool and Real Madrid. And if you want an answer to the country question, I'm a German NT fan first and foremost. I'm learning to appreciate the USMNT, though.
*I could tell you my favorite players, etc, but let's be honest...you'll figure that out soon enough.
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