Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Back to .500

Last weekend, our team got back to its winning ways with a 25-14 victory over Stutgart. Although we left some points on the field, the offense still put up over 20 points for the first time all season!! Yes, we must get better, but I'm still celebrating this improvement. Our record is now 2-2 heading into Saturday's matchup with the Franken Knights, one of the better teams in the division.

My time has slowed down lately. I'm getting more and more used to life here--the people, lifestyle, my own existence. I still feel very much like a foreigner but everything is not so unfamiliar and exciting like it was for the first month or so. My body has found a rhythm in the day to day which is a good thing.
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Last weekend was Darmstadt's annual Scholssgrabenfest. About five different stages were arranged around the downtown area. Live music blasted all night and about a million food tents served food from every nation you could imagine.
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Here are a few pictures from a motorcycle trip I took with Nico and Phillip. I sat behind Phillip on my first ride ever on a bike. We headed to a few places along the Rhine River. The river is only several miles from us but the closest bridge across it is probably around 25 miles away. Countless bridges including many along the Rhine were destroyed in WWII. Some that were close to us haven't been rebuilt and ferries have taken their place.

God Bless,

Ryan

1 comment:

  1. I still want my Darmstad Diamonds jersey. make it happen #10.

    -anonymous

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