text: Seeing so many people from my home city make the trip across the pond seriously made my heart burst from pride and excitement. A sea of green descended upon Wembley as thousands of fans chanted E-A-G-L-E-S- EAGLES! and found their way inside the stadium I'd only ever seen before in movies and old concert footage. The walk to the stadium was lined with Eagles banners and Jacksonville Jaguars signage, and it was such an exciting feeling to be a part of seeing the NFL find a home in London.
  I ended up sitting next to a school teacher from South Jersey and her husband, and we all chatted throughout the game (between yelling, of course). We debated where we thought the best cheesesteaks could be found in the city, and I admitted how much I missed being able to crack open a Yuengling (given my move from LA where there is no Yuengling to Dublin where there is no Yuengling). We talked all about Dublin and my Masters Degree, as well as my chosen career path, in addition to all our favorite things about South Jersey, Philly, and the Jersey Shore (not the TV show).
  It was so nice to be able to meet some new people and have so many common points of interest and to watch THE EAGLES WIN IN LONDON. Does anyone else miss sports as much as I do? They're such a way to unite people behind a common cause. Even if the people I sat next to hadn't been from South Jersey and known the things I referenced, we still would have had the Eagles in common. Have you ever been seated next to a stranger at an event and just been able to hit it off and have long conversations? If you have, I’d love to hear about it! Subscribe in the e-mail submission box below and reach out, follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and reach out to me on the “contact” page. I’m so happy you're here and that I’ve been getting a lot of really great, fun-to-read stories, questions, and feedback from a community all over the globe from all different chapters of my life (and from people I don’t know *yet*)! The other stories of people’s travels that I’ve gotten to read via e-mail, text, tweet, DM, etc. recently bring me such smiles, and I am so grateful for all of it! I hope I get to hear all about the crazy stories you’ve been thinking about as we’ve been on this virtual journey together! I couldn’t do this without you! So THANK YOU! From the bottom of my heart, truly, thank you.