Hey to all you die hard Singletary Report readers! I know it has been a while since I've written to you guys and told you about what is going on in my life, but this summer has been kind of crazy so far. I've been traveling a little bit with the family as well as having to get my wisdom teeth out. We all know how fun getting your wisdom teeth out can be. This summer God has blessed me with the opportunity to see some of the most amazing places on this Earth and I felt like I should share with you guys about my journey. After we won the championship in the D-League, I got an offer to go play for Barako Bull a team in the Philippines. I was basically there on a tryout basis to see how I would fit into their team and to see if I would be a good fit for their next conference season coming up. We played in a tournament in Dubai and I got to see one of the most amazing places on this Earth. It's funny how we as basketball players that get to travel, take for granted the places that we get to visit and experience. I've seen some places that most people won't ever get to visit and I feel like it's an injustice almost to those people if I don't write about my visits. The Philippines was awfully surprising to me with how warm and embracing the people were to me. It's hard to judge when you first get these offers to go to this countries as to how you will be accepted and treated. But in the Philippines, I was treated with a lot of kindness and they really took care of me. I think it really is amazing how God places us in these different places and cultures to broaden our horizons on different parts of the world. I think he does this to give us an open mind of how other countries can be just as amazing as this beautiful country that we live in. When I got told that we were getting a chance to go to Dubai, I immediately began researching and looking at pictures. If you ever have some time go to google and type in Dubai and click on images. You will be amazed at some of the pictures that show up and it almost looks as if they are fake. I really enjoyed Dubai and told my wife Alec that one day I would take her back there so she could experience it all. My next trip was a family trip to Florida to see some of my wife's family. It was going to be the first time that I had gone to Florida and I've always heard good things about it. I mean who doesn't like to be on the beach all day and in the ocean enjoying the beautiful breeze. It was definitely a great trip to meet some of the family members that I hadn't met yet. We had a condo on Amelia Island and were about 40 steps away from the beach. I can honestly say that all these trips have really changed my view on traveling. When I was younger, I wasn't very big on traveling and going outside of the country to see some of these places. But now that I have, I would honestly tell anyone that if you have a opportunity to go explore some of these different parts of the world, it should be a no brainer. Life is to short for us to want to be bottled up in our comfort zone. Jump outside that comfort zone. You will soon figure out how close minded you were and realize how much you have been missing out on in your life. That's enough rambling on for me, but I do want to leave you guys with a little slide show I made of my travels. Hope you enjoy. Until next time.
