I turned 24 in the middle of my first World Cup and it was quite an unbelievable experience. It's really hard for words to do it justice.

That's one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it.

I've been working on my finishing for quite some time. It's just a question of paying attention to the minor details.

The people I still talk to are some of the old Galaxy players all over the place. That's a bond that's pretty special.

You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.

Being out in the heat for two weeks can definitely drain your energy.