Last year, my Mom and Dad, along with his college roommate Bill and Bill's wife Rhona, went on a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Dad and Bill went to college in Arkansas and are ardent Razorbacks fans, and Bill and Rhona came with plenty of Hogs apparel. My dad noticed that there were plenty of other tourists were representing their SEC schools, and that this was a common bonding point for those southerners up in the cold wild North.
Before I left, my Dad and I went to a Rutgers-Arkansas game that, had play finished when we left the stadium, would have been won by the Razorbacks (Hold 'em, Hogs!). I got the chance to appreciate firsthand the SEC camaraderie, sitting in the away section next to a former sportswriter who told Dad and me all about the team and its history in between his shouts of "Welcome to the SEC, baby!" whenever the Razorbacks played well.
And now, here in Lesotho, the SEC is once again well-represented. My fellow trainee and friend Tumisang is a University of Alabama grad and supporter of the Crimson Tide. 'M'e Maqanahelo frequently wears the Crimson Tide shirts he brought for the family and, occasionally, he will ask our LCFs to translate various bits of 'Bama related slang ("Ke eng 'Roll Tide' ka Sesotho?" or "Ke eng '15 championships' ka Sesotho?"). No matter where I go, I can't escape the SEC.
Before I left, my Dad and I went to a Rutgers-Arkansas game that, had play finished when we left the stadium, would have been won by the Razorbacks (Hold 'em, Hogs!). I got the chance to appreciate firsthand the SEC camaraderie, sitting in the away section next to a former sportswriter who told Dad and me all about the team and its history in between his shouts of "Welcome to the SEC, baby!" whenever the Razorbacks played well.
And now, here in Lesotho, the SEC is once again well-represented. My fellow trainee and friend Tumisang is a University of Alabama grad and supporter of the Crimson Tide. 'M'e Maqanahelo frequently wears the Crimson Tide shirts he brought for the family and, occasionally, he will ask our LCFs to translate various bits of 'Bama related slang ("Ke eng 'Roll Tide' ka Sesotho?" or "Ke eng '15 championships' ka Sesotho?"). No matter where I go, I can't escape the SEC.
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