Close Calls & Döner's

Its that time again...that's right ladies and germs (these jokes are what my life has come to), blog time. I am trying to stay faithful in updating my blog, cut me some slack.

For the sake of you the reader, I will only briefly touch on our last game.

We won! Which is becoming a habit. Already, we've won half the games that the Nanooks won last year.

[Yours truly #15]

It was, however, a nail bitter (I tried to give you the German phrase for that, but the english translation read, "One that bites fingers off"). The final being 63-61, I will be the first to admit that we came out lackadaisical, that being said, we were able come back, thus avoiding the upset. For the first time this season I was getting double teamed (and its not as sexy as one might imagine, upon hearing that I am getting double teamed). It did affect my play, and I must devise a way to play through such annoying defenses if I am to continue to be successful here.

As for my post-game activities, I spiced it up this weekend (I was running out of episodes of the OC to watch), and went to Berlin! Stefanie's friend from UAF, who oddly enough is also named Stefanie, came to our game. Not knowing many people here yet, I was thankful for such a visit. Catching a late train to Berlin and partying there was just what I needed. I know what you're thinking...Colin, you are SO European now, taking weekend trips to Berlin by train. And you're right...I am. Needless to say, it was an amazing night. We stopped for some German food, which took the form of a pita-type sandwich known here as a Döner. Then we had a few adult beverages at her friends apartment, enjoying Berlin and its nightlife.

[The infamous Döner]

As I am adjusting to life here in Germany, I am finding that I miss the little things from back home. I will now, out of sheer boredom give you a list of 5 things that Germany would do well to obtain:

1. American Football on TV.

2. Free water (they charge you for water at restaurants, and often times it more expensive than beer).

3. A decent Mexican restaurant (I can't think of a single endangered species I wouldn't poach for a mondo burrito).

4. A dryer...believe it or not, no one owns a dryer. Air drying clothes is soooo 1910.

5. A man sized blanket. Every place I've stayed here, has comforters made for hobbits...making my clown feet stick out more than they normally would.

Now to be fair and not sound like a whinny ingrate, I will now list 5 things that make Germany utterly superior to the United States:

1. There are no homeless people here...in every major city in the U.S. you can't walk down the street without tripping over a dirty hobo.

2. Beer (this is obvious).

3. The nightlife...bars, clubs, parties end in the U.S. around 1 or 2am. Whereas, here, they literally party until day break, and then sleep till 3. Most stores are not even open on Sundays for this very reason.

4. The Metric system...once you learn it, you realize how ass-backwards/stubborn the United States is.

5. Hooligans...every city truly LOVES their sports teams. I have to say it feels good to feel appreciated (especially since, the last two years we averaged 103 fans per game at UAF).

That about wraps up this weeks session.

I hope you enjoyed it, and continue to read....please?

Jokes. Again.

This is Germany.