So it’s been too long since I posted anything. Did I mention that I’m horrible with blogging? It’s like doing one of those daily activities on Facebook (ala Farmville etc), they don’t sound too exciting once you’ve done them a few times. Granted, I’ve done this what – twice? I’m not really sure. What is it about blogging that’s so .. I don’t know, boring? unmotivating? So, I’ll try to find my groove in this and see where it leads me.

So, what’s been happening here in Deutschland? Well, the Welt Meister Shaft (World Cup) seems to be the big thing around here lately. It’s truly a ‘cultural experience’ being here during this and walking the streets. There are German flags all over balconies, draping cars in every which way one can think of, and when the games are happening – either get drunk and enjoy the festivities or stay in doors. People get NUTS here. Explosions everywhere (giant fireworks even in the neighborhoods), people dressed in the German colors from head to toe singing German football music as they walk down the streets in packs. Last night Germany hammered England and we knew even though we weren’t watching the game, every time Germany scored a goal before it was even posted online. We could hear the shouting from down the street – not to mention the fireworks. Quite the experience!

Oh, and re: soccer. America needs to learn a little something about it. What an awesome sport. Whoever said soccer was a ‘no-contact’ sport was smoking crack. Those soccer players elbow, push, knee, clip each others legs etc. not to mention the cleeting! Brutal! Watching the games periodically has given me new respect for those players too – that’s some serious conditioning they have to go through.

I’ll try to take some pictures to help demonstrate the point. Until next time space cowboys!

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