Snow and Superbowl

Last night was Superbowl Sunday, which somewhat surprisingly is celebrated here in England as well. The college bar stayed upon till the early hours of the morning to show the game. Kickoff was around 11:30pm GMT. I was shocked how crowded it was too. There were even more people in there watching the game than there usually are for big soccer matches. I shared some potato chips and pizza with friends while watching the match, which was a somewhat weak answer to American Superbowl parties, but not too bad either.



While most people didn't really seem to completely comprehend the game, many had a decent idea of what was going on. All of my friends and even acquaintances made a point to come talk to me at least once during the game, asking who I was rooting for, who I thought was going to win, if I had any betting tips, and just to see how I was enjoying it. I guess they wanted American insight. A few people I talked to said they were enjoying the match as a "cultural experience"- something I'd never really considered before.




I stayed in the bar until just after 2:00AM watching the game, before retiring to my room to watch the fourth quarter online. And what an exciting finish it was. Even though I didn't go to sleep until nearly 3:45AM, I'm glad I stayed up to watch the end, it was definitely worth it.



During the game I started to notice quite heavy snowfall outside, and it only intensified over the night. When I woke up this morning everything was blanketed in what seemed like feet of snow, and it was still pouring down. It was basically a blizzard. It was the first significant snowfall we've had since Christmas break, so it was very exciting.

As I'm sitting in the library right now I can see snow absolutely pouring outside through a large window. Apparently it's not just here in Durham, but the entire nation being effected. Check out this article from BBC.com about the storm:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7864395.stm

And it's supposed to continue throughout the week. I'll try to take pictures and post them soon, but for now just imagine these scenes:

http://gabedahl.blogspot.com/2008/12/snow-and-ice-its-really-nice.html

Except even worse.