I had been to little league, homeschool organizations, track meets, and the like, but then I went to Angels games and Dodger games. That was most exciting!! I went to a few high school football games (I just love Autumn!)...When I wasn't busy in Theatre, I tried to go to college basketball or baseball home games. Then I went to a MTSU Blue Raider game - it was alright, but wasn't anything like the LSU vs. MSU game last fall... The biggest university football game - pretty major, and poor MS lost big time and we sat there in the rain! The cowbells are annoying:)
BUT, TODAY - today is another story. Us TASOK teachers piled on the bus, after waiting to make sure everyone got there (flat tires happen often!), and went to the DRC vs. Egypt game! Woah. Not only were we the minority -very few mundeles (whites)- but there was over 80,000 people there! It was enormous. It was insane. It was so huge that I almost fell over (getting pushed and shoved), my friend Sarah almost got pushed to the ground, and our friend Steve got roughened up by a scary Roulage (police). When we realized we didn't get there early enough and our seats were taken, we tried to sneak inside, paying $10 to sit in the Air Conditioned room where they "produce" the game, set the scoreboard, etc. I almost acted out this heartwrenching "I demand my money back" thing when they weren't about to let us in (because they could lose their jobs), but then our friend (the Administrator (like a principal) Todd persuaded him "This is Congo, you have to let us in" and we got in. Then DRC lost. It was the most intense, exciting game. They sang the Congo anthem (in French of course) and I had a blast watching the marching band. It was a once in a lifetime experience. I was scared of bringing my camera so I wish I had pics for you. I didn't realize how cranky I was because I didn't think and hadn't eaten anything, but really I had a great time.
Life is good.
"Be ashamed to die until you have scored a victory for mankind." Dr. TP Kalogris
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