A few days ago I watched the USA v. Ghana game at Maseru Sun.
I knew that I had to wear or hold something to show my "go USA!" spirit. So, I tracked down two pieces of white paper (had one of the lectures printed on one side) and red and blue sharpies. I draw an American flag on the blank side of one paper and then wrote "Go USA!" on the other. We didn't have any tape, so I stuck them together with bobby pins. Then I found our wooden kitchen spoon and attached the paper to it with clothesline pins. and voila! I had my own, homemade flag!
The game was a lot of fun (despite the outcome...)! We met up with some of the Baylor doctors and residents that work at the clinic and about six or seven peace corp members. We took up the front right corner of the room and were adorned with flags and national pride. When the Star Spangled Banner began to play we stood up and sang along while the other 3/4 of the room laughed and chuckled at us. Then, when Ghana's anthem began to play everyone else in the room leapt up and filled the room with cheers.
I also learned that the mysterious Americans who I've seen at the other games, are actually peace corp members. They're all just-out-of-college and have that "I can live in a hut and climb mountains all day long in my t-shirt, prairie skirt, and sneakers and be completely happy" vibe. Basically, I think they're awesome.
In the end, despite our loss, I was actually fairly happy because it meant that Africa still had a team in the World Cup. I guess if it's their first time ever hosting, they deserve to have at least one team from their continent make it to the top 8.
video scan of the room
towards the end of the game when it was really close i took a series of pictures of the crowd next to me, i enjoyed seeing their change in expressions:
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