Brought my camera to USA World Cup @ Levi’s Stadium, at the risk of them not letting it in, because I was desperate to capture the essence of this moment. I was lucky enough as a kid to travel to Europe a couple of times when I was a kid. And I was lucky enough for those times to be synced up with the World Cup. While I had minimal interest in soccer prior, it was when I discovered how deeply passionate the world was about the game during the tournament that completely changed my perspective. I had at that point made it a bucket list item to attend a game at the World Cup. Yesterday I was able to make that dream come true. What I didn’t realize was how cathartic this moment would be in the context of our nation. A unification of a spirit that completely transcended politics and embraced a solidarity of belonging. The world will keep turning. The problems that plague us do not take a day off. But for a few hours in a stadium filled with stars, stripes, and drums, we were able to believe in a team fighting in front of the whole world; shouting “USA” at the top of our lungs. For now we live to play another game and no matter how deep our run goes I am grateful to be steeped in a moment where we can all enjoy the company of some neighborly smiles and John Denver.