American Football

There was a football game in Arusha.  Not soccer, but American football.  The team from Drake University in Iowa played against a team from Mexico.  The New York Times wrote up an article on it. 

I was at the game, but it wasn't too thrilling, until the 4th quarter where all kinds of crazy plays went down (including one of the teams clearing the bench).  There was an announcer who explained what was happening and helped the first time watchers in the audience to understand the rules.  All the explanations were in English (and using specialized vocabulary at that), so it wasn't entirely accessible to a lot of the locals.

My favorite part of the game was the halftime show, which featured a whole bunch of Masai tribal dancing.  It was a really fun program.  Then they gave American footballs to a bunch of orphans from Arusha.  I'll let you know if the game catches on over here.

All photos credited to Tara Mastracchio.  Really amazing pictures, Tara.