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Below: TOURISTS STOP and watch as a
man pretends to conduct an imaginary
orchestra outside Heidelberg Castle
in Germany. The performer moved only
when money was placed in the can in
front of him.
Story and Photos
by Tanya Wright
Above: A MAN whizzes by on his
bike in Den Bosch, Holland.
Bikes nearly outnumber cars in
Holland and are the primary
mode of transportation for most
residents.
Right: NEBRASKA SOCCER play
ers Jackie Erdkamp (left) and
Isabelle Morneau stop to watch
as a man juggles a soccer ball
in an alley in Amsterdam. The
man was taking a break from
-his job at a nearby sporting
goods store.
Soccer team grows through trip
The typical University of Nebraska-Lincoln stu
dent jumps for joy when finals are over and can’t wait
to get out of Lincoln. Nebraska soccer players are no
different except that maybe our definition of “out of
Lincoln” is a little more extreme than most.
The Saturday following finals week our team,
coaching staff and trainer headed to Holland and
Germany on what we hoped would be the trip of a life
time.
Our European adventure came to pass through
numerous fundraising efforts and generous donations.
We traveled the entire state of Nebraska, well to
Kearney and Omaha, putting on clinics to raise money
to help offset the cost of the trip.
Armed with passports, snacks and plenty of maga
zines we began our journey to the other side of the
world. We were warned that things would be a little
different than we were used to but somehow words just
can’t describe some of the differences we encountered.
Upon landing and after rounding up stray players at
the airport, we headed to our hotel. A short practice
was in order and to our surprise the Spice Girls were in
attendance. OK so maybe they weren’t the Spice Girls,
but they didn’t exactly resemble your typical North
American soccer enthusiast with their short skirts and
high heels.
Following practice we headed to Breda to see a
professional men’s soccer match between the home
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