Broomball

Our most recent trip into UB for Swine Flu vaccinations had the good fortune of coinciding with an American Embassy Broomball tournament. Broomball, for the uninitiated, consists of trying to play hockey with brooms in place of sticks, a soccer ball in lieu of a puck, and crucially, plain shoes instead of skates. Hilarity habitually ensues. This embassy newsletter gives the play-by-play as well as I could. My sitemate Trinh was the Peace Corps Volunteer who exclaimed “This is for the housewives!”