[nabs-l] Independent Travel At Crowded MajorCollegeSporting Events

[Kimberly thurman]

Kerry, okay!  That's great.  I'm breathing a sigh of relief.  I was just concerned about you girl.  I guess I had a picture of little old you wandering that crazy parking lot all aone and it made me frightened for you.  Odds are you would probably have even survived that, but why?  

I think you have it figured out, and which ever method you choose, enjoy yourself.  You're definitely a brave girl.
On Nov 11, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Kerri Kosten wrote:

> Hi Kimberly and All:
> 
> Okay let me clear a few things up.
> 
> Kimberly I appreciate your concern so very much.
> 
> I am not going to go wandering through the parking lots; I want to go
> to this game for the game and do not plan to tailgate either before or
> after the game. So, I will be nowhere near the parking lots...they are
> a perfect recipe to be raped...you have a bunch of rowdy crazy drunks
> all in one area...I'm not gonna get lost in that mess.
> 
> I dont want to go to this game alone to prove I am independent or to
> practice my self-defense/screaming techniques with a drunk...I want to
> do this alone to prove that I can in fact go to crowded events and do
> not need to wait around for feel-sorry-for-the-blind-girl sighted
> people.
> 
> I have to disagree Kimberly about the couch burning...we only do that
> for big major wins and I do not agree with that at all...it makes our
> school and the state of West Virginia look very bad.
> 
> I will have my cell phone and a whistle; I have also made arrangements
> to be dropped off and picked up at the stadium entrance and have two
> arrangements to get home. Like I said I do not plan to wander around
> the parking lot at all; I want to go to the game to enjoy the game.
> 
> I know I will need assistance to my seat...I don't plan to just do
> this entire thing without asking a single person for help...what I
> haven't decided is whether I will call the stadium ahead and have
> someone who works at the stadium escort me to my seat (similarly to
> asking for assistance at airports) or whether I will use my cane and
> ask random people along the way "excuse me what section is this?"
> "Section 102" Okay...I need to keep going; I need section 145...
> 
> Since this is my first game I am leaning toward just having someone
> who works at the stadium help me...but the adventurous side of me who
> loves loves loves structured discovery cane travel wants to do
> otherwise...
> 
> Thanks everyone again!
> Kerri
> 
> On 11/11/10, Ashley  Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Joe,
>> That's right.  That's why I haven't gone to huge events like the one Kerry
>> spoke of alone.  Instead I started small by going to school plays and
>> concerts and out to eat.  Later I may attempt large things with thousands of
>> people.  I think you need to build up confidence.  Otherwise as you say you
>> might have a rotten time and get so frustrated in the process.  So its fine
>> to build up to independence with no guides.  Maybe a few times use
>> assistance.  Then you'll be familiar with the layout and next time do it
>> alone.
>> Someday I'd like to attend a concert or play with thousands such as at the
>> Verizon center but I'm going to work up to that goal.  Even when I do go, I
>> might go with a blind friend and we can figure out things together.
>> 
>> Ashley
>> 
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