Vote yes on Lopez Rec | Letter | Islands' Weekly

Vote yes on Lopez Rec | Letter | Islands' Weekly

Growing up on Lopez, my dream of becoming a professional athlete seemed embarrassingly out of reach. A community without facilities for tournaments, clubs or off-island events, and without access to guidance outside of school, offered little hope. Today, I play and coach soccer at the professional level across the United States and Europe, and I am incredibly grateful for the small community where I grew up. However, I also see it as a reason fo…