I believed Homecoming was just an American tradition so when\nI arrived in Canada I was surprised to be surrounded by numerous advertisements\nfor the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those that don\u2019t know, Homecoming is the day when the school\/university\nAmerican Football team play their first home game of the season. There are lots\nof attractions on the day designed to get students involved and excited for the\ngame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘UBC Homecoming is the University\u2019s premier celebration of school spirit for students, alumni, and the neighbouring community.’<\/p>UBC Website<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nUBC Homecoming took place on Saturday 14th<\/sup>\nSeptember and proved to be a fun-filled day- despite the weather\u2026 and the\nscore. Early in the morning we heard that free t-shirts were being given away\nso that was our first aim. After obtaining our shirts we headed to the UBC\nbookstore as it was already raining pretty heavily and was only due to worsen,\nthere we grabbed some \u2018emergency rain ponchos\u201d in an incredibly flattering\nyellow\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\nMorning Rain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>My New T-Shirt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>My Yellow Poncho<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nWe donned our rain gear and hopped on a bus to the stadium\nwhich is where the fun started. Around the stadium there was a \u2018Street Party\u2019\nwith live bands and numerous free activities. We headed straight for the face painting\nbooth where we were quickly adorned with the UBC Thunderbirds team colours, Navy\nand Gold, as well as a small sprinkle of glitter. There were Candyfloss stalls,\nfood stalls (handing out tasters) and merch shops, we explored a little before\nheading into the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My Make-Up and Facepaint<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>“Mac & Cheeza”- An Odd Combination<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>The Pitch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>My Friends and I<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nHere\u2019s where the disappointment came. You could buy two\ntypes of tickets for homecoming, covered seating and uncovered seating, we had\nuncovered seating which turned out to be a hill. Bear in mind it hadn\u2019t stopped\nraining all day, or the day before\u2026 or the day before and our \u2018seating\u2019 was a\nmuddy slope\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We vainly attempted to better the situation by putting one\nof the ponchos down to sit on which worked splendidly at first. The teams ran\nonto the pitch to the cheering crowd then the highlight came. The dog mascot. I\nstill have no idea what the relevance of this was but before the game could\nstart a (very cute) dog ran to the middle of the pitch before trotting off with\nits trainer. The game began.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Dog Mascot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/video>The Game Begins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe first quarter was by far the best, the Thunderbirds\nfinished 13-0 up and we were still relatively dry, after this all went downhill\u2026\nliterally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rain got even heavier, the opposing team, Calgary, came\nback to 13-14 and the ground just got more slippery resulting in us desperately\ntrying to not fall down the hill as we got wetter and colder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Halftime was a blessing… we jumped up and headed to the\nbottom of the hill, here we watched a display from the UBC drum band and\ndecided that standing next to the field was far comfier, hence far more\nenjoyable than slowly sliding down a muddy hill. As the third quarter began and\nwe looked around we realised that most of our hillside companions had given up\ncompletely and as the game went on, and the score got worse, the stadium emptied\nout. We were determined not to give up though and hung on to the very end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
End of the Match<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>After the Match<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>The End of the Match<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>Pitchside<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe final score was 13-47. Humbling for the Thunderbirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before Homecoming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>After Homecoming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nHomecoming was not what I expected but I still had a lot of\nfun. Next time I am getting covered seating though!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I believed Homecoming was just an American tradition so when I arrived in Canada I was surprised to be surrounded by numerous advertisements for the event. 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