Amazing adventure ahead!

This my first blog on my first blog. For those of you who don't know me I'm "Scratcher In the Eye" of the Rose City Rollers. I've been playing with the rose city rollers for 6 years now. First with the Heartless Heathers later with our travel team the Wheels of Justice. For the last 2 years I've dedicated my life to the Wheels of Justice as a captain and a player. I have also dedicated myself to obtaining my masters degree in oriental medicine. After 4 years of grad school and 6 years of dedication to derby I'm taking a 4 month break from the Rose City Rollers. Oh but I won't stop skating.

After years of planning I'm going on tour to New Zealand and Australia coaching boot camps and talking at movie showings for Brutal Beauty Tales of the Rose City Rollers. 2 years ago I called Chip Mabry the director and asked what he thought about me taking Brutal Beauty on tour and hosting boot camps along side. He thought is was great idea. All I needed was a buddy to travel and coach with. Having so many amazing people on the Wheels of Justice it was hard to decide who to ask. Knowing that we would be over seas for multiple months I knew most people wouldn't be able to take the time off work. I also knew I had to bring and amazing skater coach and friend. One day I mentioned it to Mel Mangles her eye lit up and we knew we were going to have an amazing adventure.

I leave Portland Or on December 26th in my car on a road trip, with my sweetheart, to LA. We will stop along the way visiting friends. Then on January 3rd Mel Mangles and I fly to New Zealand. If your interested in hearing about our travels keep posted here and on my Brutal Beauty's facebook page.

Here are our tour dates.

New Zealand

Christechurch Jan 7, 8 Boot Camp Only - hosted by Otautahi Rollers

Auckland Jan 14, 15 -boot camp hosted by Pirate Bay  Movie showing on the 15th hosted by Auckland Roller Derby League

Mount Mongaui - 17th and 18th - hosted by Auckland Roller Derby League

Australia

Perth Jan.  21, 22  Movie showing and boot camp - Hosted by WARD
Melbourne Feb. 4, 5 Only Boot camp -  Hosted by Northside Rollers

Hobart, Tasmania Feb. 11, 12 - Boot camp only - hosted by South Island Sirens

Geelong Feb. 18, 19 Boot camp and movie - hosted by Geelong Roller Girls

Tweed Valley Feb  25, 26 movie and camp - hosted by TVR

Brisbane March 3, 4  Boot Camp - Hosted by BCR