Eric, Earl, Chuck, Jim, Mark

I met Jim over 10 years ago when I first came to Chicago. Jim and I can handle traveling together so we do.

I met Mark about 6 years ago through some mutual friends. Mark is our soccer encyclopedia. (And thanked his wife many times, I'm sure, for letting him go on the trip)

I met Earl through Jim a number of years ago. This was Earl's first time in Europe. Earl was the social director of the trip.

Again, I met Chuck through Jim. Chuck, Jim and I went on a soccer themed trip to London and Barcelona in 2003. Chuck and Jim went to college together.