Playing the last two years during my WNBA off-season in Athens, Greece where life is a party could not be more opposite to my current experience in AnShan, China, where their mantra is more like “all work and no play.” I have always embraced new experiences, and have been pleasantly surprised by my time here [...]
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When “thank you” is not enough!
September 8, 2011 – 11:01 pm
There are two things just about every house in The Heartland (Indiana) has hanging up: a basketball hoop and a flag. Raised as a good old country girl, patriotism was woven into my psyche as a child. A year and a half my elder, my sister, Rachel, was my rival and my best friend growing [...]
You know you are in Europe when .
January 7, 2011 – 4:58 pm
I recognize that the majority of my blogs are serious topics, so in order to switch it up I am doing a light-hearted piece on what most of your favorite WNBA players are experiencing overseas right now. Before I continue, please allow me to say that in no way am I trying to insult [...]
Nelson Mandela, what a man!
January 25, 2010 – 3:40 pm
Upon finishing the last page of the book, Invictus, I found myself flushed with emotions of joy, sorrow, hope and inquisition. The setting of this book is one that I am especially fond of, because for the last three years, South Africa has been home to me during the month of December. As my relationships [...]
Making a difference one community at a time
November 5, 2009 – 4:48 pm
Breast Cancer, what comes to mind when you hear those two words? Fear, chemo, death? Perhaps it is perseverance, to conquer, or a survivor? Whether it is the memory of a loved one you have lost, the face of a friend who is fighting it now, or the scars you posses as a daily reminder [...]
