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Adventures in Potsdam

July 8, 2006

I began this morning wondering if I should bring my camera with me on my trip into Potsdam, but decided that since I was just going to the City Hall, there was no need. You know that that means I’m going to run into many photo-worthy moments, don’t you? So we first need to go [...]

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Allez les vieux

July 6, 2006

I hope I spelled that correctly. High school French class just gets further and further away with each passing day. So Germany is out and the nation is depressed. Rainer has recovered from Football Fever. Italy and France will by vying for the title of World Champion this weekend. I just realized this morning that [...]

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What goes on at a Fan Fest when there’s no game?

July 4, 2006

Last night was Mateo’s last night in Germany, so we went to an Austrian restaurant on Kantstrasse in Berlin. He’s arriving in Italy at 8:30pm, and since his house is an hour from the airport, he’s got one of his students picking him up and he will watch the Germany v. Italy game at the [...]

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I am officially a jinx

July 1, 2006

But France played really well today, so I don’t feel too bad about Brazil losing. I really, really HATE it when a game is decided by the referees or when one team dominates but because of bad luck the other wins. I know I’m a jinx, but I can’t help wanting to root for the [...]

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Arme England alles ist vorbei

July 1, 2006

In keeping with tradition, England has been knocked out of the World Cup by Portugal in a match decided by penalty kicks. This was really a heart-wrenching game. I was rooting for England to win it all, and the Portugese team should have been ejected after the extremely dirty game they played against Holland. But, [...]

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Some new German goings-on

June 28, 2006

Rainer claims there was an opinion piece on SpiegelOnline that has Italy in an uproar. It was removed before I could read it and I haven’t managed to find it referred to on any sites yet either. Strange. So, according to Rainer, the author of the piece, who was trying to be funny but wasn’t, [...]

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USA 1:2 Ghana

June 22, 2006

Well, der Spiel ist vorbei and the USA is out. My American flag has come down out of the window and will soon go into storage until the next World Cup (which will be in South Africa). The Waschhaus ended up being some kind of conference center where Rainer and I watched the match with [...]

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