Wow!! It has definately been awhile since I last wrote. I have been doing everything and been everywhere in the last couple months. My New year was great! I spent it with some USA teammates. Its always great seeing my sisters after seeing them everyday, to not seeing them at all. In January I started a masters program online. I’m in pursuit to obtain an MBA with a concentration in sport business. With this degree I hope to follow in the footsteps of someone like Magic Johnson of being and entrepreneur and a philanthropist.  Along with school, I am still a volunteer assistant at UCLA! which truly has been a blasts! I love working and being around the girls. Being there is like being at my second home! While coaching I still have been doing my regular appearaces and clinics on the side. I just returned last month from doing a clinic in Spain! It was amazing! I travled to Barcelona which was beautiful! Together with school,coaching and appearences I’m back to training again! I signed a contract in October to play professionall in Japan. I will be playing for the Toyota Motor Corporation! I’m very excited to play the game I love professionally. I leave in March and return just in time for Team USA tryouts in June. So my next couple of months are going to be packed with a lot of softball!!!! Wouldn’t have it any other way!I will be checking in occasionally while in Japan, so please tune in and check in with me.  I love hearing from you all.Natasha #29