World Cup Fever

London has come down with something and the prognosis isn't good: there's no cure for the disease. Do you have it too? Here are some symptoms to watch for and their likely cause:

• Sweating and shivering (Cause: nerves on end)
• Muscle aches (Cause: sitting too long in one position)
• Unusual sensitivity to bright light (Cause: staring at a bright light)
• Stiff neck (Cause: keeping your head in an awkward position)
• Irritability (Cause: being provoked by an unwanted result)

The medical name is World Cup Fever and it's taken London by storm.

Saturday we headed to our local pub, The Durell Arms to watch the England/Italy game and it was everything you expected it to be: pints overflowing, every inch of floor packed, loud chants and cheers, and English pride. Aaron took a quick video of the atmosphere.

Funny enough, while we were watching the game, my sister texted me from Seattle saying, "I think the pub that you're at is the same one that they just showed on ESPN." Turns out BBC and ESPN had chosen our local pub as the place to broadcast from to get a "live look into English fans' reactions" so that was pretty exciting.  We didn't get on TV but it's still pretty neat to say we were there!

At the end of the night, the fans finished their last drop of luke warm ale and took their feverish minds home after a heartbreaking defeat. I can't say the same of fans in the states after the US win last night. But here's to better luck for the England team on Thursday and continued momentum for the US on Sunday!