Super Bowl

It was snowing when I rode home around 4:30 this morning. I didn't mind. After Fitzgerald scored with about 2 minutes left, I thought I would just ride my bike into the closest canal but Big Ben pulled through yet again. The bar where I watched the game was pretty full right up until the end but I was the only one that looked on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I went with another American from my program but the rest of the crowd were Dutch guys who cheered every good play by either team. At the end, they all congratulated me and a couple asked if I was going to be ok.

When I first arrived, I saw a guy in a Steelers sweatshirt so giddily, I ran up to him and asked him he was ready to win #6. His blank stare told me, no. He ended up being a pretty cool guy, a Leiden native and big American sports fan. He saw my Gators hat and started talking about Tebow, who apparently has gained the respect of the Dutch. He decided to cheer for the Steelers because their stadium is Heinz field and he really likes ketchup. Bizarre, but bizarre has become a common theme around here.

Class starts tomorrow, should be interesting, for a few minutes at least.