Super Bowl

Last Sunday was the Super Bowl the biggest TV spectacle of the year. Many Ugandans don’t know what American football is let alone understand how the game is played. So it is safe to say that the super bowl passed here in Uganda with about as much attention as high school basketball game. This didn’t stop many of the Americans in the areas from gathering at 2 in the morning to watch the game. A missionary family invited a bunch of people over to their home to watch the game live. I wasn’t all that interested in the game but it was fun to be together with people watching something I was so familiar with. The missionaries are from Texas so a party can’t be complete unless something has been grilled. So at half time the fired up the charcoal grill and grilled some sausage and beef. Not the time I am used to eating a meal but it still tasted great. A few of the Peace Corps volunteers had decided to come and watch the game from town. So half way through the third quarter went to watch with them at a small restaurant, which had stayed open for these guys to watch the game. We were enjoying a closely fought game until about 5 minutes from the end the power went out. So, we didn’t eve get to watch the end of the game which we heard was quite exciting. When all was said and done it was about 6 in the morning on a Monday which meant there was work to do. So I struggled my way through the day on 2 hours of sleep but it was worth it to get a little taste from home and some good cooking. I don’t think I would want to do it more then once a year but you never know when March Madness roles around.