Happy Summer! I hope you are able to find somewhere to cool down it’s been so hot! As usual, I have been pretty busy and still doing a lot of traveling. Right now I am in Utah visiting some friends, but soon Bambi and I will be making our way back to Michigan. I actually made the decision to move back to Florida for a while, so in September I will pack up and head back down to my tiny house.
My mom and I flew out to Washington in the middle of June. I did a photoshoot with Yamaha and they were more than happy to have my mom come to interpret for me so I would feel comfortable. It wasn’t just riding they also did a small interview so they felt it would be better to have her there to help out! It’s a long flight from Florida! 6 hours on the way out and 5 and a half on the way back, I’m glad she was there with me it would have been so boring! I am also not a fan of flying alone since I am Deaf. I really don’t like to fly and because I can’t hear every “bump” makes me a little nervous haha…. I’m not sure if they are announcing anything like just slight turbulence, or get your life vest on! I suppose I could let a stewardess know that I am Deaf, but it seems like a hassle, I know, I am lazy! With someone else there they can let me know what is going on so I feel more comfortable. We had good flights there and back and my mom and I also had some free time to get to do some fun things! We hit a couple of breweries and on the last day went to Portland and walked around downtown and hit up an amazing sushi place!
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The photoshoot for Yamaha was pretty amazing too. We went to a track in Washougal, Washington and it is so beautiful there! I have raced there before and it was nice to go back and check it out. Everyday that we were there they had a chef on site and he would cook whatever you wanted for breakfast, the food was so good. There was also a couple of people that I used to race with there and some others that I knew from racing so it was nice to get together and catch up on old times.
The next photoshoot I did was for Alpinestars. I didn’t need an interpreter because there wasn’t going to be an interview. I also have been with Alpinestars for so long that I know most of the people that work there so it makes it easy to work with them and we all kind of know what to do together! The Alpinestars’ photoshoot was done in Michigan since the crew was all going to be there for the RedBud race which is in Michigan close to the Indiana boarder. We just met up at a local track where I know the owners. We started early to try and beat the heat and it was a lot of fun.
My family and I all love to go to the Redbud race. It’s always around the 4th of July weekend and it is so crazy there. So many fans and everyone is having a good time. My parents flew in to Michigan and I picked them up and my brother and his friend drove in. We all met up at the Air BnB and had a great long weekend together hanging at the track and after hitting up some breweries and wineries. Alpinestars was able to get a couple of pit passes for me and my brother and his friend were in Heaven. They went after the races and got to take pictures and hang with all of the riders.
The racing was great as usual and we all hit a lovely time. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer time there is still a little bit of warm weather ahead so soak up the fun and sun!
