It's All about Soccer / Pablo，足球擺在第一位、Pacers Never Walk Alone / 百步蛇足球隊 Paul 在台灣的家人
◎Text and photograph by Joanna
When invited by his friend, Juan Pablo Fernandez Hendrichsen came to Taiwan and now teaches English in Kaohsiung. He chose to stay in Kaohsiung attracted not only by the relaxing lifestyle here but also the location of the city itself; Pablo can get on his motorcycle and enjoy the blue sky and beautiful sea of Kenting after only a two hour drive from Kaohsiung.
Born in Guatemala, Pablo joked that he is a combination of all European races. After having traveled across fifty-four countries, Pablo's favorite sport is still soccer, and we can easily see his love for the sport during our interview with him. Pablo has been playing soccer ever since he was five. Even now, he still practices soccer with his friends and teammates for eight hours every Saturday. For him, soccer is a necessity of life and a tradition of his family. In order to play soccer, Pablo tries to maintain his health and figure in order to keep in peak condition. In his opinion, you exercise your whole body while playing soccer- apart from the hands of course!
Pablo now leads the "Kaohsiung Massive" soccer team, which originally formed by foreigners living in Kaohsiung, to win the championship of the Taiwan Tournament Soccer Game. Pablo emphasizes that in order to play soccer well, children need to learn soccer skills when they are young. Therefore, he volunteers to be the coach of "Mini Massive" soccer team to teach kids everything he knows the sport.
Apart from soccer, Pablo also enjoys the company of friends. Every Sunday, he cooks a massive breakfast for them. Having lived in Kaohsiung for five years, Pablo says approvingly that the city is getting prettier, especially the view along the Love River. Meanwhile, Pablo and his teammates hope that there will be a soccer field suitable for practicing at night, so that they can also play after sunset. He believes that, in this way, Kaohsiung's citizens will become healthier and happier at the same time.
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Juan Pablo Fernandez Hendrichsen在朋友的邀約下踏上台灣這塊土地，在高雄從事英語教學的工作，選擇定居於高雄，除了喜愛高雄自在舒服的生活步調，高雄與墾丁僅有2個小時的車程，讓Pablo
可以隨時摩托車一踩就能享受墾丁的碧海藍天，這也是Pablo選擇留在高雄的原因之一。
出生於瓜地馬拉的Pablo笑著說自己的身世是歐洲的大混血；遊歷過全球54個國家的Pablo言談間展現對足球運動的熱愛令人印象深刻，5歲時就開始練習足球，到現在每個週六還會跟隊友一起練習8個小時的足球；對他而言足球是生命裏不可或缺的一部份，踢足球的專業在Pablo的家族裏是代代相傳，為了踢足球，Pablo會注意保持踢足球的理想體態，Pablo認為踢足球時除了手固定不動之外，全身都可以運動到。
Pablo更成功地帶領著一支由居住於高雄的外籍朋友共同組成的Kaohsiung Massive球隊，曾踢出全台足球巡迴賽冠軍的好成績。Pablo強調足球要從小自然而然地學習，也因此義務擔任Mini Massive的教練，將一身足球的好本領不藏私地傳授給小朋友。
愛足球也愛朋友的Pablo，每個禮拜天，會煮一大頓豐盛的早餐與朋友分享，已在高雄居住5年的Pablo肯定的表示，高雄變得越來越漂亮了，尤其是愛河沿岸的景觀；此外，Pablo的足球隊友跟Pablo都希望高雄可以有讓他們於夜間練習足球的場地，讓居住在高雄的市民越來越健康、也越來越快樂。
◎Texts and photographs by Joanna
Paul Sunstrum, originally from Canada, first came to Taiwan based on a friend's recommendation. He teaches English in Kaohsiung and enjoys playing soccer for the "100 Pacers", a team set up by a group of foreigners living in Kaohsiung. Due to the players' mutual love of soccer, a family-like friendship has been established within the team. According to Paul, "100 Pacers" is like his family; a group of people who he not only plays soccer with, but also travels with. Paul said that any member of the "100 Pacers" never be left out.
Paul has a scooter in Kaohsiung and has adjusted to the lifestyle well. When speaking about the traffic situation in Kaohsiung, Paul feels that, although it is exciting to ride around, work needs to be done to improve the safety of commuting around the city. Paul likes Taiwanese food very much, especially dumplings and tofu; his favorite beverage being milk tea.
Paul has been living in Kaohsiung for three years and therefore has been experiencing first-hand the changing "face" of the city; particularly in regards to an increase in parks and open green spaces. In his spare time, he likes to go to Chaishan, Love River, and Urban Spotlight with friends.
Paul is looking forward to seeing the fruits of the continual development of Kaohsiung. He also thinks that the hosting of the 2009 World Games is an invaluable opportunity for Kaohsiung to be recognized by the rest of the world. Paul gave some helpful suggestions in relation to the possibility of the Kaohsiung City Government setting up a service providing foreigners with information about food, shopping, living and transportation around the city. Paul also suggested that all of this useful "daily way-of-life" information should be available at the airport for foreigners to pick up and read.
With the ongoing development of Kaohsiung, Paul is excited about seeing the brand new image of Kaohsiung exposed to the rest of the world during the 2009 World Games; he's also particularly keen to see the new Kaohsiung Dome. He also hopes that the KMRT and high speed railway will be operating as soon as possible, thus making traveling around Kaohsiung much more convenient.
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加拿大籍的Paul Sunstrum當初因為朋友的介紹來台灣，選擇定居於高雄從事英語教學的工作，喜愛足球運動的他，加入了百部蛇足球隊(100 Pacers)，這個由一群居住在高雄且喜愛足球運動的外籍朋友組成的球隊，球員間更建立起有如一家人般的情感，對Paul而言，這個百部蛇足球隊就是他的家，球員除了一起練習足球之外，更是一起遊山玩水的好伙伴，Paul表示：百部蛇足球隊的隊員是絕對不會落單的！
已經很融入居住於高雄生活的Paul，平常以摩托車代步工具，談起台灣的交通還是感到太刺激，他希望市民朋友還要再加加油。喜歡品嚐台灣小吃的他，他也很喜歡吃水餃、豆腐，特別是奶茶，這個加拿大沒有的飲料更是Paul的最愛。
來高雄３年的Paul明顯的感覺到高雄的改變，有越來越多的公園與綠地，空閒時，Paul喜歡跟朋友去爬柴山、到愛河和城市光廊走走。
Paul很關心高雄的新建設跟發展，對於高雄市爭取到2009世運會的主辦權，他肯定的表示這對高雄與國際其他城市的交流很有幫助，Paul也提出中肯的建議，他說政府可以建立單一窗口協助提供外籍人士相關食、衣、住、行的生活資訊，還有如申請上網等訊息，此外，Paul也建議這些實用的生活資訊都能讓外籍旅客在踏進機場時即可取得。
對於高雄未來的發展，Paul充滿信心，他很期盼2009年趕快到來，他已經等不及想看看在高雄2009呈現的新面貌，特別是高雄巨蛋跟主場館，也希望高雄捷運跟高鐵能趕快通車，屆時遊玩高雄將會更加便捷。