We had a 4th of July party here today with a mixture of American and African friends. We “grilled” (rather than braaied) chicken, ribs, and hotdogs, along with some non-traditional Boervorst. While American music played some of the guys watched a rugby match on television. It was quite a mixture of cultures, but just about everyone wore red, white, and blue. We have flaunted our American citizenship quite a bit recently…
Brian, Rachel and Rebekah traveled with many of our American friends 7 hours to the Confederation Cup Soccer match USA vs. Egypt.
Check out Brian’s blog for a first-hand account, but there were fewer than 1000 American fans at the stadium that held between 24000 and 40000 fans, depending on which source you trust. The USA claimed a surprising victory over Egypt that night, leading to matches into the finals where the USA faced Brazil. We enjoyed watching those matches on television with our many African friends…
Thembi, Tsitsi, Precious, and Zanele joined me to watch the game Brian was at. Zanele and Aphile spent the night with Ruthie and I for their first "sleep over"
Munye supported the US to the bitter end
Watching the final game in our living room
It is fascinating to talk to Africans about their opinion of America. Many people believe Americans are “bullies,” but at the end of the day most want to come someday.
God bless the USA.
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