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Crunch time

Wed Sep 30 11:39:00 -0400 2009

Hello to all and everybody, grab a drink and prepare yourself for another installment of "Live from Germany."

Two more games, two more in the L column. Jen and I both lost our games on Saturday, however, I got to play and Jen didn’t receive a red card, two… Read More

A check-in from the 'Heart of Europe'

Tue Sep 29 14:19:00 -0400 2009

What’s going on, stateside homies?  Another check-in from your friends living in the heart of Europe (it says this on a sign on the outskirts of the town we live in). I'm watching Jen practice again, hooray. Here it goes:

Handball! Jen and I are a collective 0 for 3 in our… Read More

We are both improving greatly

Mon Sep 21 16:16:00 -0400 2009

Hello, everybody!
 
Sorry it has been so long; we have encountered more Internet trouble which is unbelievably frustrating. I can’t even remember the last time we wrote, early last week I think. So, quick updates, we still have no jobs, either one of us. Both teams are… Read More

I am the best golfer in Germany

Tue Sep 08 22:15:00 -0400 2009

What a weekend!  We woke up Saturday morning to find a text from Jen’s coach that said to meet them at the gym at 11 to do some shopping. They took us to a shop in Weil am Rhein that is a small sponsor of the club. The owner of the shop gave each of the girls 200 Euro’s worth of… Read More

I found a team: ESV Weil

Thu Aug 27 16:14:00 -0400 2009

We have been checking the website whenever our Internet is fast enough to load it. Very happy to read about all the plans for the fall, the camps and the trips. It's exciting to see how great a job the Federation is doing in following through and creating opportunities for US handball players. I… Read More

Jen's defense is looking good

Mon Aug 24 18:24:00 -0400 2009

We have now been living in Germany for a month. We still have no jobs and I have no team but things are going well. We have been working for Jen's coach, helping him close a store. We have been working 12-hour days in the hot non-air-conditioned store, but it is good money and our only source of… Read More

In Germany & Waiting for Handball Se …

Tue Aug 11 12:59:00 -0400 2009

My fiancée Jen and I have been in Germany for three weeks today. We have had our ups and downs, trials and tribulations, but mostly we have enjoyed ourselves and had fun. We have no jobs yet so we fill our days looking for jobs, learning Deutsch and watching MTV and CNN (the only two… Read More

Finale

Sun Jun 07 18:46:00 -0400 2009

Tag,
 
This will be the last blog from Lübek. The organization and the running of the tournament were incredible. The people behind the scenes were amazing. The hotel and staff were great. I am still relatively new to USA Handball but I think that trips like this are… Read More

Handball Heaven and Ireland

Sat Jun 06 11:24:00 -0400 2009

Heyo,
 
All the days have run together. I think it is Saturday but I don't really care; I'm in a handball heaven. Training in the morning and playing at night has been great, I think I've learned more this week than I did in the previous 10 months I have been playing. The Bad… Read More

Tonight we play Bad Schwartau

Fri Jun 05 12:47:00 -0400 2009

Dropped a tough one last night. We played well for the first 15 minutes or so, then Luxembourg started playing a lopsided 4-2 and we couldn't beat it. Moral is still good, I think everybody was bummed about taking a loss. However, for most of us, it was our first official international game. The… Read More

Getting ready for the Rumble in the Strand

Thu Jun 04 11:48:00 -0400 2009

Middle of day four here in Lübek; the weather has cooled down a bit but it is still very nice. We just finished eating lunch. I'm pretty sure everybody is heading for a pre-game nap and meditation. Everyone, even old man Ortega, is excited and ready to play. We worked on positional movements… Read More

Mitwoch

Wed Jun 03 15:05:00 -0400 2009

Today has been yet another good day. We enjoyed two lighter practices, mostly working on passing, plays and combinations. Making sure our bodies are ready for tomorrow's showdown yet also staying in shape and performing our main goal of the trip, which is to get better all around as players and… Read More

Zwei Tag/Day 2: Scrimmage against Neustadt

Tue Jun 02 19:33:00 -0400 2009

'Hallo' again from Germany,
 
U.S.A. 30, Neustadt 20. We played well this eveing and posted our first win together as a team. The game was a lot of fun. The opponents were good guys and the refs didn't give us a home job. Our defense was stellar; we are able… Read More

Midday Update from Deutschland

Tue Jun 02 13:09:00 -0400 2009

We eat like kings! The hotel has an amazing spread prepared for us three times a day: meat, pasta, bread, potatoes, salad, desserts. I am very impressed and full; we just finished lunch. This morning's training session went very well. We got loose, did a couple of goalie drills than did an up and… Read More

Team lands in Germany: It's the firs …

Mon Jun 01 16:30:00 -0400 2009

Today has been a good day. The flight was great, uneventful, the food was decent and the entertainment very good. Peter McKee stomped me in chess and battleship, embarrassing really.

Meeting at the airport yesterday was like the first day of kindergarten all over again with two… Read More