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“I feel very lucky to have been doing what I love from such a young age, even though I don’t see myself devoted to football forever. What I think of as everlasting, however, is the bond with the people I met thanks to this surreal experience. My life was well isolated before I joined the Snow Kids, and I tend to look back surprised at how different everything was without all the friendships. They seem so integral now.“

Tia’s eyes speak of genuine gratefulness as she talks about the bond with her team and keeps playing with the last bits of soup left in her bowl. I am tempted to stay on the topics of relationships, but I ask the obvious instead.

“So what do you see yourself doing after Galactik Football?“

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