For this weeks journal entry I watched a documentary titled, "Kicking It". The documentary was about homeless people around the globe competing in a soccer tournament. The soccer tournament was named, "The Homeless World Cup", directly connected to the biggest tournament in the world, Fifa World Cup.
The documentary mainly focused on homeless people from the United States, Kenya, Spain, Ireland, and Afghanistan. It was pretty exhilarating getting a feel for how these people live day to day and how they are people like just everyone else, just took a wrong turn along the way whether it was drugs, alcohol, or petty offenses. Most of the people depicted in the documentary were gracious, caring, socially aware people. When it gets to the pitch (playing field) everyone is equal and people aren't judged by appearance rather by how well they do their job on the pitch.
It is also eye-opening to see how grateful they are for everything they receieve while playing in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a pretty good documentary with enough material to keep you watching and a pretty good underlying message. The documentary is available on Hulu.com
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