Game Day
Soccer? Handball? Maybe in Europe. But not here in California. The most favored and hyped team sport in the US is, as everybody knows, Football. In the beginning, it was kind of weird for me to see everybody chatting about football instead of soccer. But I quickly realized, football is the thing to go. Berkeley has its own football team and celebrates approximately ten games during the semester, called game days.
The highlight is not the game itself, but rather the atmosphere within and before the game. Thousands of students meet up at different fraternities before the game and celebrate together for at least three hours. Loud music, happy students and the perfect mood. When the game starts, all students go to the game and continue partying over there, making the game an unforgettable experience.
It does not really matter if Berkeley’s team wins, what matters is the fact that everybody has fun. The game day experience is one of the most thrilling things I experienced.