"Pass me the rock, I am open..."

... unfortunately does not fall under the list of words I know; however, I did "join" a woman's basketball team here in Schwarwald. I use the word join loosely, what I really mean is that on Sundays when I have off I play with a team here. I normally can't make their practices during the week because of my internship, but I normally always have Sundays free. (I actually don't pay for the league because I can only make about three games, so they lie and pretend I am another girl who did pay but got injured... their idea, not mine)

I found out about the league through a friend at work. His 19 year old sister plays and invited me to join her once. Basketball in German isn't that popular or big. The girls have all really only been playing for a couple of years. Definitely a major adjustment from what I am used to, but I am having a ton of fun. I am also pretty sure that referees here don't really know what constitutes a foul.

My team isn't very good, but that is okay. I do not really care if we win or lose, I am just having a ton of fun trying new things and putting myself out there. Despite how hard it is to do this whole Germany thing on my own, I am super thankful for the opportunities to have a legitimate "German experience." I haven't actually seen an American since January 16th... weird, but I love the chance to hang out with all Germans and truly get to experience what life here is like.