Leisure, one of the words we more often hear from folks' voices here. It sounds like it represents something really important between people with an idea of time so different from ours. Someone simply have some rest, some others chat with anyone they meet on the main road or at the pub, and some, obviously, practise sports, mainly soccer.
There is even a local team, led by the Scottish Stephen, whose championship has begun this sunday with a brilliant victory 8-2 against another team of the district. When they talk about soccer, the inhabitants of Ibanda smile and show unexpected fervor. It is not difficult to understand that here people divide themselves in two cathegories: the ManU -Manchester United supporters- and the Arsenal. In a way or another, we have had to adapt, joining the ManU after a warm invite of our cultural broker and of the priest of Ibanda, father Ciriako, with which we have followed the first English Premier League match in an incredibly crowded pub.
Less followed seems instead to be the African Cup: "English guys are stronger" explains our friend Benson, "and we prefer to support African player between them".
There is even a local team, led by the Scottish Stephen, whose championship has begun this sunday with a brilliant victory 8-2 against another team of the district. When they talk about soccer, the inhabitants of Ibanda smile and show unexpected fervor. It is not difficult to understand that here people divide themselves in two cathegories: the ManU -Manchester United supporters- and the Arsenal. In a way or another, we have had to adapt, joining the ManU after a warm invite of our cultural broker and of the priest of Ibanda, father Ciriako, with which we have followed the first English Premier League match in an incredibly crowded pub.
Less followed seems instead to be the African Cup: "English guys are stronger" explains our friend Benson, "and we prefer to support African player between them".
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