Students taking part in the Council for Opportunity in Education Keith Sherin Global Leaders Program have been tasked with documenting one day out of their journey in The Hague, Netherlands.
Cody is a student at West Virginia University Institute of Technology. He is a participant in the TRIO Student Support Services program.
Blog Date - July 7, 2019
I
am an American student attending the 2019 Hague Summer School in The Hague,
Netherlands. During my time here I have gained an enormous amount of
knowledge from the summer school, and fortunately I have been able to experience
some Dutch culture. On July 7, 2019 my friends from the summer school and
I went to a local restaurant to watch the Netherlands Women’s National Team play in
the World Cup Final against the United States Women’s National Team for the
trophy.
We
found one within the Den Haag City Center. The whole place was filled with
Dutch supporters waiting to cheer on their team, while I (one of the lone
supporters for the United States) was waiting to cheer on mine. I was able to
feel all the highs and lows of the Dutch supporters as the game went on. In the
end, the USA team was victorious. While I silently celebrated the victory, I
couldn’t help but notice the vibe of the whole restaurant went down. It was
intense to see a whole group of people be affected by a soccer match. It
is rare to see that in the USA and I have never witnessed something like that
in person. This will be a moment in my life I will always remember.
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