Rhodes5 in Deutschland: The World Cup!

Our 4th of July was not your stereotypical 4th of July. Oh yes - There were flags and Fireworks, but not in celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, instead there were German Flags and Fireworks in celebration of the World Cup Game Victory on Friday. Then last night, Germany clinched their position to play in the Finals on Sunday - so exciting!!! The whole continent gets so into it, and I think it is an amazing way to bring the world together. The kids even trade cards at school, and it was so sweet because many of Mia's friends would give her the American trading cards. She ended up with quite a little stack. Her most cherished card though, is Thomas Müller (from Germany). Our good friends are from Brazil, so they were crushed that Brazil lost last night - the son of our friend even shed some tears! So intense!!! We've been able to get together with friends for a lot of the games and it has been so much fun!!!

German Pride - in Amberg (it is a very interesting side note - our friends told us that up until Germany hosted the World Cup in 2006, people would never carry, hang, or wave flags. Up until then, "German Pride" was something that the country was kind of taught not to have (because of their history). After that the 2006 World Cup though, you see a lot more German Pride!