{"id":4280,"date":"2018-10-29T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=4280"},"modified":"2018-10-28T13:02:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T17:02:07","slug":"claire-boston-taught-me-to-love-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/10\/29\/claire-boston-taught-me-to-love-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire: Boston Taught Me to Love Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Listen. I\u2019m not a sports fan. Not at all. Ask me to name almost any player\u2026 I can\u2019t. But, sports have provided me with some of my favorite moments in college and in Boston. I mean, we are in the City of Champions after all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/1hmUttE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/13Jl7RXmh3xWW4\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Boston Celtics GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"245\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It was freshman year that I rushed over to the hockey games with my friends to cheer on the BU players. Just yesterday my friends and I were reflecting that going to these games were some of our favorite times freshman year. We didn\u2019t care as much for the hockey as the being together and being part of BU. I\u2019ll keep those memories with me a long time. The Beanpot is highly recommend for all BU students to go at least once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/1etm81F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/I6izqbIJJGSUU\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Boston University Hockey GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"540\" height=\"273\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Sophomore year the Pats won the Super Bowl and the city went wild (let\u2019s not discuss what happened last year). I was gathered around a screen with my closest friends. We watched tense and filled with snacks we had all contributed. And, when they won (YES!!) we cleared our schedules to go to the Patriots Parade. It was freezing and pouring at the parade but I have never felt so much a part of Boston as during those few hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/1EkHXXf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/13636W2Rw6zc5i\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"New England Patriots Nfl GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"374\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>I\u2019ve watched the marathon every year I\u2019ve been in Boston and every time I tear up. I cheer on strangers, and sometimes friends (shout out CA Rachel), as they run through all kinds of weather to achieve a lifelong dream. I mean, Marmon is one of the best days of the year. If nothing else, we get class off for people to run through the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/QADygi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/6gNGmDmghv2IU\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Boston Marathon Winner GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>While studying abroad in London over the summer I watched every game that England played from the comfort of an overcrowded pub pretending to be a local. Watching in those hot, crowded pubs were some of the best moments of my life. CA Megan and I got so invest in the games we learned all the songs and cheers. We even picked our favorite players. Shout out to Harry Kane, the fourth best Harry in England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/2gCztIr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l1J9O9JlUCyALwq2I\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>And, this year the Sox are in the World Series! I\u2019ve had the pleasure to watch a few games in Fenway, I can hear the crowds from my apartment, and I cheer them on in every game. I love seeing the city like this. Everyone is feeling the love for Bean Town. It\u2019s lovely, and exciting, and bustling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/2oNE9j5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/y8aIDLtACYjNm\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Red Sox Dancing GIF by MLB - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Boston, I love you so much and occasionally I really like your sports too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gph.is\/1hmUttE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/13Jl7RXmh3xWW4\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Boston Celtics GIF - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"245\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen. I\u2019m not a sports fan. Not at all. Ask me to name almost any player\u2026 I can\u2019t. But, sports have provided me with some of my favorite moments in college and in Boston. I mean, we are in the City of Champions after all. It was freshman year that I rushed over to the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2018\/10\/29\/claire-boston-taught-me-to-love-sports\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Claire: Boston Taught Me to Love Sports<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44484],"tags":[44442,44542,44495,44494],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4281,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4280\/revisions\/4281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}