You Can Do It. We Can Help. @ The Home Depot

Hey moto people! So this doesn't have too much to do with moto but it's still cool and slightly relevant. Today I headed down to Carson to visit the Home Depot Center and meet with an alumn of my school who I was matched with through a mentor program (she's awesome by the way!) Any way, as a result I got a behind the scene look at the home of the LA Galaxy Soccer team and (as you motoheads probably know) home to part of the summer X Games.

I've been to the Home Depot Center four times now, and twice I have had the opportunity to see the main stadium completely empty, no one on the field, no one in the stands. It's a pretty cool sight. However, this view was completely different from the last time I saw it when it was all geared up for X Games moto events. Soccer season just ended so they were getting ready to replant the grass and make it all pretty again.

The field last time I was here, hard to believe this is the same place!

Here are their tennis courts, which, as I learned today, they also hold boxing matches on!

It too looked different from it's X Games state:

Any way, then I got to go through the under ground locker room areas and see where every one spends their time when they aren't playin their sport.

Galaxy locker room doors. Beckham are you in there?!

Alright, if I had a gym near me that looked like this I would probably reconsider my anti-workout policy... although there is no guarantee... this whole gym is run by Arizona based fitness company Athletes' Performance.

Time for my big moment! Walking onto the field! I never thought I'd be running onto a pro field anytime in my life...

The look back..

Take a good look people, you'll probably never see me on a soccer field again!

A little kick. She shoots, she scores, GOOOAALLL!!!

Gotta love Wooden quotes...
Here's the workshop... pretty snazy and CRAZY ORGANIZED! Gosh, I just love organized spaces and a super neat and organized workshop is no exception!

So that's a little behind the scenes look at where the magic happens. The facilities there are just so massive, it's hard to explain. It should have it's own zip code (actually as far as I know it very well might). Any way I would like to thank my Annenberg Mentor Alison Salcedo for taking time out of her day to give me the tour and letting me take pictures and sitting down and talking with me. Can't wait till our next meeting!

Until next time..

peace, love & bend it like beckham