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#u20roadie

by I <3 Nix

Tracey is heading around the country with a few of the boys to watch 23 games of the Under 20 World Cup in 22 days. Here are her (horror) stories.

Which way is up?

October 28, 2015 02:01

My stomach is in knots. I do not want to feel like this. Usually when you get a "we need to talk" you have the talk pretty soon after. Seems cruel to let it drag on. But this is the situation I find myself in. Playing the waiting game.

Last legs - tour tales

June 19, 2015 08:47

The round of 16 kicked off for us at home in Wellington where we saw Ghana take on Mali and USA play Colombia.  Dale promised that if Ghana were winning at 80 minutes he would spend the final 10 minutes dancing to an African beat.  Unfortunately it wasn't t...

You're a big lad aren't ya? - Tales from the road.

June 07, 2015 09:36

Hamilton – Home of the ham bap. I’ve been asked to talk more about the ham bap because apparently it is such a feature of the trip. Basically it’s like this – a bap, some coleslaw, a whole lotta fresh off the bone carved ham and a swirl of mustard. I m...

Instalment One - The first four days

June 02, 2015 23:12

“What day is it?” And “Where are we going tomorrow?” The two most common questions that have been asked so far. I couldn’t give you an answer to either right now. It’s all a blur.