Bison Game

Bison Game

This weekend I went together with my host sister to a college football game by the North Dakota State University (NDSU) at the Fargo Dome. Before the game we went “Tailgating” which is basically getting ready and pumped for the game. People are drinking a lot of beer and eating warm soup in a small “tailgate village” in front of the stadium consisting out a lot of camper. The game was very impressive and the atmosphere was just awesome. Bison (NDSU) won the game (just like almost every game this season) with a blow-out.

Dieses Wochenende besuchte ich zusammen mit meiner Gastschwester ein College Footballspiel der North Dakota State University) im Fargo Dome. Bevor wir zum Spiel  gingen, waren wir noch “Tailgating“, was im Grunde genommen „vorglühen” fürs Spiel ist. Alle (denen es erlaubt ist) trinken eine Menge Bier und essen warme Suppe in einem kleinen „Tailgatedorf“ welches vor dem Stadium aufgebaut ist und besteht aus Campingwagen. Bison (NDSU) gewann das Spiel deutlich (so wie eigentlich jedes Spiel diese Saison). Alles in allem war die Athmosphäre sehr beeidruckend und es war ein sehr interessantes Spiel.

American Football Season 13/14

The football season war probably one of the best parts of my exchange year. It started right away one week after I arrived. We had a 10 day camp to before school started to get in shape for the season. We practiced every day for 5 hours at more than 100°. It was just insanely hot but we worked hard and it was worth it. It was the best football season in High School History. We actually won the Conference, but unfortunately we lost our first Playoff Game. The atmosphere at the games was just crazy compared to Germany, almost all students and a lot of parents came. I played mostly kicker and receiver. It was just the best thing to start the High School year and I got to know a lot of nice people.