Kickin’ It: An SBNation sitdown with Washington Spirit’s Leicy Santos

Leicy Santos is many issues and amongst them, she’s the primary Colombian to set foot within the NWSL. After spending 5 years in Spain, taking part in for Atlético de Madrid, she landed within the Capital metropolis final 12 months.

“Kickin’ It” is a enjoyable Q&A that consists of all non-soccer questions for gamers to get a break from the same old soccer discuss.

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Let’s get to know slightly extra in regards to the particular person behind the participant.

SBNation: What do you love to do in your free time?

Leicy Santos: I often use my free time to study. Proper now, I’m doing a course on actual property as a result of I’m obsessed with it. After which, out of the blue, you’ll discover me taking one other course about the rest I’m obsessed with. I all the time prefer to be evolving in my mental half and I often spend my free time on it. Nevertheless, if we discuss extra about leisure, I believe I have to go to the flicks extra. I don’t go a lot right here due to the language barrier. Again after I was in Madrid, I used to go to the flicks so much together with my buddies however right here my focus is some place else.

SBNation: And do you will have a most popular style?

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Santos: I often watch something but when I’ve to decide on, I’ll all the time go for a Disney film. I like how I’m absolutely charged with optimistic power after watching them as a result of they ship the message that we now have to let our internal baby die and reside as such, with out anticipating something however being blissful. What’s extra, I like to observe these films to reconnect, to unload, as a result of we’re surrounded by adverse issues and in order that varieties of flicks assist me to clear my thoughts and assume in a different way.

SBNation: What about espresso? Do you will have a desire there?

Santos: My favourite espresso will all the time be a Colombian espresso however not specialty coffees. I like my espresso fairly easy, akin to drip espresso or American espresso. Nevertheless, it must be of fantastic high quality so I can drink it and benefit from the flavors and textures the espresso may need.

SBNation: What about meals?

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Santos: My favourite meals is my mom’s. We now have this fish the place I come from referred to as “bocachico” and that’s actually my favourite meals on this planet. It jogs my memory of house.

SBNation: And if we discuss locations you may wish to go on trip?

Santos: I like experiences, so I all the time wished to journey to locations the place the nation and the tradition are very totally different than mine. Like Bali or Thailand… these sorts of locations. Japan. I’d like to return there. I’ve already been to Japan with the nationwide workforce, however I’d like to return to benefit from the journey as such.

SBNation: In case you might choose three issues from Colombia and take them with you to Washington, what would these three issues be?

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Santos: Little doubt it could be my household, the espresso and arepas.

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