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Written by Viktor Kewenig

Freaking, Dances, and School spirit

Homecoming- isn’t it awesome?

For me it definitely was. The rally  is definitely one of the most American things I have ever seen especially with all the school spirited people screaming “MA, YOU KNOW!!!” It was just hilarious. The football team’s performance, and the rapper, made a great atmosphere, that I really liked. Rallies do not exist in Germany and so it was a totally new experience. But this wasn’t even the best thing.

After the rally, of course I HAD to go to the dance. I really liked it, even though it was stifling, and they played a lot of hip hop. In Germany we play house and techno for dancing, so I wasn’t really used to dancing to this kind of music. Of course what I wasn’t used to at all, was the girl’s dance style: freaking.  I think everybody knows why I wasn’t used to it. But however I liked it and it was fun.

So my dance consisted of freaking, dancing normal, freaking, dancing normal, going out to calm down, sweating, and drinking a lot of water. I enjoyed driving all around the night with some friends (a very American thing as well). After a stop at In-n-Out, I got dropped off at home and slept.

My first homecoming package contained a rally, lots of school spirit, dancing and a ton of American culture. The next day I went to my first party so I had to get some rest to be fit.

I will keep you updated.