The first days of July as an american are days used to prepare for the celebration of independence. In, 2011, I was celebrating independence by preparing to depart to Europe for a world reknowned event called the Kumi Yama. A three man team event that unites the skiing world for epic glacier summer skiing.

Our three man team consisted of Aspen Spora, Dylan calderone and coached by dean Kistler. We all lived in different regions of america and had never even met before the trip. With all the chaoitic scheduling taken care of, I went to work the day before I was to leave.

I recevied a call from Dean while I was on a roof carrying plywood, he said ":WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU"! He was waiting for his international flight with the rest of the team... I had scheduled my flight for the following day. International flight numbers are the same everyday. That night I talked with dean and he was uncertain if I should try to travel alone, but Im an american, with a credit card, what could go wrong?lol.