I started playing organized basketball in the fifth
grade and was fortunate to play in college, with USA Basketball and
professionally. While basketball was
never my “life”, it was a big part of it and I am grateful for the lessons I
learned, the people I met and the places I visited (and sometimes lived).
Last year an idea popped into my head that I should
re-visit all the places I played throughout my career. My next stop after high school was Auburn,
Alabama, which I have returned to frequently (and still do). From there I played in several foreign
countries, ending in Seattle, Washington.
I traveled extensively until my final stop in Seattle,
then started my “real” work career. Yes,
I still traveled, but only within the United States. It wasn’t until 2014 that I finally ventured
back to foreign soil, with a trip to Italy.
The bug nibbled at me. Three
years later I was determined to let the bug take a bigger bite and coined my
Tall Chick World Tour. How would it
happen? Who would want to go with
me?
Life is unpredictable, and it took a nudge to put the
wheels into motion. I recently returned
from a long weekend in Seattle. I had
wanted to go back for a long time.
Things just seemed to fall into place: Re-connecting with a friend from the
past. Free hotel nights. Realizing that several of my teammates (and
front-office staff) still lived there.
Let’s do this!
Below is the back of my Tall Chick World Tour T-shirt. I’ve listed all the places I played in
alphabetical order by city, with the eventual travel dates TBD.
Stay tuned for my first installment of my TCWT.
Bon voyage!
Last time I was in Seattle it rained the whole time.. Hard to be a tourist with weather like that. Have you ever been to Vegas? It's fun to go hiking in Red Rock :)
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