GLOBAL BRIGADES BLOG

As Julie and I sit together eating breakfast, we can hear nothing but the sounds of police sirens, ambulances, helicopters, and thousands of screaming Hondurans outside invading the streets of Tegucigalpa. And it has nothing to do with politics. Last night seemed to be a hopeless situation for the Honduran national soccer team in their bid [...]

Last night was nothing short of incredible. For those of you who haven’t heard, Honduras qualified for the 2010 World Cup for the first time in 28 years. They won a tough game against El Salvador, but were only able to get the bid when the United States tied Costa Rica in the final minutes [...]

For the people here, this is about so much more than just the soccer and the game, but this is their national identify; their symbol of national pride in the world.