Ethnographer story

 This is a story of my journey to Morgantown, West Virginia during the 2018 college football season. A lot of places in the United States have great culture, but nothing compares to this little college town in northern West Virginia. On my first day there I went to Milan Puskar Stadium, or the Mountaineer field. Since this was three hours before their game against Kansas State, there were people every in these tents doing something they like to call tailgating which is a very popular college tradition before any sports game. The tents were all the same blue and yellow color and most of them had a large tv, a grill, and a lot of peperoni rolls, which is a delicacy in the state of West Virginia. This seemed to be a way to get everybody together. Later on I went into the stadium to watch the game and immediately I noticed how electrifying the atmosphere was. When the team came out of the tunnel the crowd roared in excitement and a mountaineer shot his musket in the air. After the game, when the Mountaineers won, the fans did the tradition of singing Country Roads by John Denver at the end of the game. When I left the stadium I was told by locals to go to a famous bar they liked to call Crockets, which was named after Davey Crockett. Going there was quite the interesting experience because this was the place mountaineer fans partied, especially after a win. People were dancing on the tables, singing Country Roads (again), and singing their version of Sweet Caroline. My trip sadly ended the next day but going to Morgantown was an experience I will never forget. 

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