Why We're Here

We asked our student coaches why they chose to participate in LPF this year. Here is what they said:

* To learn a new language * To learn about a new culture * To learn about social justice * “to see different ways of life and broaden my global awareness” * to work with people who have fewer opportunities * to be a role model * to work with girls * to learn about gender equality * to learn about empowerment issues combined with soccer * to go beyond the “tourist destinations” *because this is what I can do * because I am interested in child development * because I couldn’t study abroad * because soccer is who we are and what we love * to develop coaching skills * to share with these girls what soccer has given me * because soccer is a powerful tool in how we carry ourselves * because soccer opens doors in so many ways * because I want to focus my Masters research on this topic * because I want to be a nurse and work with children * because I want to reach out to avoided populations * because you are exposed to injustice when society puts you on the unlucky side of the deal and soccer can get you through it * because soccer creates opportunities * because I love “having a ball at my foot every day” * “all of the little experiences throughout my life have contributed toward my being here” * to bring the skills that I have to a place where they aren’t available * because I am going to take these experiences and tell my story * to use my gift * because you don’t have to speak the same language – the ball does it * to have a mutual learning experience.

In a word, these women ROCK!