My FIFA WORLD CUP

This time 4 years ago I had gone back to Durban for my June/July break and was immorally depressed! I had left all my friends back in CPT for what could only be described as a season of complete mayhem. The feeling of absolute emptiness I felt when landing in my home town was completely apparent to my poor parents when fetching me from the airport. I sat on my couch while watching the opening game with an intense feeling of FOMO and wondering how on earth I was going to get through this holiday.

Alas, the phone rang and I was dragged out of my very juvenile "sulk" and into a after party of the first game... the rest was kind of history. My World cup memories were indescribable to say the least. I met some of the most amazing people and we formed a solid "FIFA" group. I say this because not only did we watch most games together, there was always a FIFA tournament on playstation happening, everyone was constantly dressed up in their selected teams colors and the vibe was just electric. There was always a point during the holiday where somebodies parents were away so the houses would be taken over and turned into students digs. We were never apart for longer than the odd person going home for clean clothes or a drink/food shop. The complete holiday was nothing less than one of the greatest times of my life and I was very blessed to have shared it with such a wonderful group of people. My whole point of this is simply, whether you like soccer or not, this is one of those times when people really do come together from all walks of life. You can create such solid bonds through supporting a team in sport. It sounds a little bit "out there" but why do you think boys always have the best "bromances?" because they become 100% involved in each others opinions on the specific sport/team/player. It's actually highly entertaining to watch, but the camaraderie that comes with that is great.
It's not going to be the same as 4 years ago because its not here, but in my opinion, it is still very easy to keep the spirit alive. Make those missions to come together and watch the games... even if you hate the sport. You never know who you will come together with... from my experience its a no lose situation! 

First game is at 10pm tonight Brazil vs. Croatia and tomorrow will be the highly anticipated rematch of the champions Spain vs. Netherlands.
Get game times/dates etc on http://www.fifa.com/

See? Now I've just given you your Friday plans....