So long, America🫡🇺🇸
49 days ago we landed in the USA to follow our country at the World Cup. We had no idea it would turn into the trip of a lifetime.
Thank you to everyone who followed along, and to all the people we met who made this journey even more special. We honestly don’t have the words to express how grateful we are for everything you did for us.
This trip exceeded every expectation we had. We came here with an open mind, wanting to experience as much of the country as possible. I still remember telling my friends on the flight to Atlanta that I hoped we’d get to meet a few locals on this trip. Now we’re flying home with friends all across the USA.
Before we came, we heard so many stereotypes and warnings about America. People told us about safety concerns, that they might check our social media at the border, and all kinds of other things. None of it matched our experience. This was probably the most welcoming country we’ve ever visited.
So if you have the chance to travel, do it. The world isn’t nearly as bad as the media often makes it seem. 99% of people are awesome!
I heard this quote somewhere during the World Cup, and I think it sums up our experience perfectly:
“If you want to hate the world, watch the news. If you want to love it, travel it.”
Thank you, America ❤️🇺🇸
Please remember that Edwin J. Kyle, the namesake of Kyle Field, was born 150 yeas ago today, on July 22, 1876. After graduating from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in 1902, he served as the dean of its School of Agriculture from 1911-1944. He is credited with advocating the teaching of agriculture in public schools and established the Texas College of Forestry. In 1904, Edwin wanted to secure and develop an athletic field to promote the school's athletics. Texas A&M was unwilling to provide funds, so Kyle fenced off a section of the southwest corner of campus that had been assigned to him for agricultural use. Using $650 of his own money, he purchased a covered grandstand from the Bryan fairgrounds and built wooden bleachers to raise the seating capacity to 500 people. And that is what evolved, over time, into Kyle Field. Edwin Kyle died in 1963.
Shown here: Reveille walks across Kyle Field as the Texas A&M band marches in the background at halftime of the 1956 game between Texas A&M and Villanova. The Aggies won.
And while we are on the subject of phenomenal actors—Elliot Page was on screen for all of 5 minutes and delivered this bone-chilling sequence in Hell that will stay with me forever.