Sport treiben in Deutschland

If you have seen me in the last couple weeks, this is probably what I looked like. Thankfully the snow has since melted and today, the first day of spring, is turning out out to be the nicest one yet. This is the first day i have seen here without fog and I can see the swiss alps across Lake Constance. On a more sour note, needless to say I was a bit disappointed to see the result of yesterday's game. I have been able to follow the madness on the internet and watch the highlights afterward, but that just doesnt cut it. I am definitely missing college hoops. Last week I had the chance to play some basketball here at the Unisporthalle. There were some guys there who could really play, but they left and another group came in to play a game. I was glad to play along with them, but it was a bit weird for me for a couple reasons. One: many of them appeared to have never picked up a basketball in their lives, and two: they didnt really pay much attention to some of the fundamental rules of basketball like travelling, fouls and double dribbling. Oh well. I later found out that the group that I played with was indeed the 'beginning basketball' class. This week Ill try to find a different group to play with. Later in the week I went to the table tennis session and the players there were a bit more impressive. Ping pong here is not quite the recreational, play with your friends and family in the basement-type deal. I played several games with my swedish friend, Frederick. He beat me soundly. We'll see how I do in football (no, the other one) tonight.