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Originally posted by vthokies

Sounds great. Did you make the trips? What a great time for the kids.

We follow the region III girls. Last year we went to Costa Rica and leave for Germany and Holland at the end of the month. Costa Rica was the best time we ever had. I Worry about the strength of the dollar in Germany this year.

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Originally posted by vthokies

Soccer …….. Tattoo……. Skydiving ……..

Sounds like a fantastic experience. It had to be a great way to develop his soccer game, but more importantly his life experience over there is something he will never forget.

Offered a professional contract? Stay in school?
What a great position for your son to have those choices! It is never a bad choice to get your education, especially at UVA. We are Hokies, but my daughter is seriously looking at UVA. He must be a very gifted player.

Germany was good and bad.
Soccer was good, daughter lead in scoring and was named captain all the stuff a parent would hope for. The competition was pretty easy. (Actually, too easy for a regional team to play.) She had a wonderful time. She and the girls took excursions, got to see the sights and watched a woman’s professional semifinal game. (15,000 in attendance)

Travel was the bad for us. Someone tried to force his way into our hotel in the middle of the night. I was literally pushing on the door trying to keep them out as they pushed back. I was able to shut and lock the door back. They had a key that opened my door. The front desk told me it was drunken kids. However, the perpetrator did not say a word the entire time all of this was going on. I don’t know too many silent drunks and why would drunken kid be able to open my door? Oh and food poising crippled both my wife and I for about half the trip.