Go Chikonde!!!

In case any of you ever wonder what I do on the weekends...I watch lots and lots of soccer!!! My favorite thing to do in Neno is watch my two favorite teams: Chikonde and Chiwale--both secondary schools in Neno. This picture is of the Chikonde soccer team. Games are usually every Sunday afternoon, and the hype, energy, celebration, etc. at these games is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I have some truly amazing video footage of the celebrations that I will show you all when I get home. When someone scores a goal, the whole crowd (hundreds of people) for that team runs laps around the soccer field, chanting and singing and dancing...until the game is over...sometimes for two hours straight. It's wild!!! For those of you that play soccer in the states...try playing your next game as a Malawian--barefoot and without any shin guards...