Essay On Football Culture

Football Culture.

What is football? What is the NFL?
This type of question might seem shocking for an American, but for a girl who was born and raised in Central America, questions like these are valid. Back on high school days everyone in my country played and cheered for a sport that has the same name but it is played with an actual “foot”. In America this sport is known as soccer. When I came here I was invited to “football” games, which I expected it to be just like it was back home. It comes to the reason that Football for Americans is totally different from the sport I was used to.
I was mentally prepare to make myself fit into the “football” environment and didn’t worry much about understanding the game. I have always been a big fan of sports so I thought It was a good idea to try a new sport. I went to the first football game in Husson and I remember that day like it was yesterday because It was a big impact in my life. The
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I tried my best to concentrate and get to understand. I was trying so hard to get myself into the environment but I couldn’t. That was when the first culture shock for me happened. I felt like I was the only outsider in the Football culture and just decide to leave. I saw everyone enjoying the game and the fact that I was not having a good time made me sad and upset. I spent hours in my room analyzing the scenario I had just been in. The worst part was thinking that I had to deal with the feeling of not belonging during the three upcoming years while leaving in America. That day I had to deal with my sadness alone, I felt that if I poured my heart out I would have been laughed at. Even though it might seem silly now that experience changed my