ATL Community

We made it through the summer, y'all. We still have a lot of 2020 left, but we made it through the summer. ⁠⠀
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reached out to a few members of the ATL Community and asked: ⁠⠀
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"Do you know anyone that has lived either of these experiences since March (U.S. pandemic era): ⁠⠀
- changed employers (lost a job then found a new one, lost a job and started their own business, quit their job and started/found a new place to work, any other full circle employment shifts)⁠⠀
- learned/mastered a new talent ⁠⠀
- bought a home⁠⠀
- moved away to chase a dream⁠⠀
- found love " ⁠⠀
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In this chapter you'll see some of the stories that stood out. Through these stories, we hope that you can find some perspective and connection!

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While we remain on our coronavirus/covid-19 pause, we'll spend the next few weeks getting to know players, local business owners, brand partners, and more! ⁠⠀⁠⠀
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Check out today's feature: ⁠⠀⁠⠀
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𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲:⁠⠀
Karl⁠⠀
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𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆:⁠⠀
Softball⁠⠀
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𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵:⁠⠀
UFC⁠⠀
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𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆:⁠⠀
Hiking⁠⠀
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𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺/𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻/𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂:⁠⠀
Future professional poker player. 🤣⁠⠀
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𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-𝟭𝟵 & 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.⁠⠀
Limited contact, mask wearing , limited risk in social gatherings. ⁠⠀
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻?⁠⠀
Depends on the sport. ⁠⠀
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Softball there is limited contact in general already, so adding some basic safeguards and you can play now. ⁠⠀
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Soccer, there is a lot more personal contact so higher risk. So perhaps some field screening, additional hand sanitizers stations and mask wearing on the sidelines. ⁠⠀
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲? 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲?⁠⠀
Softball: pitcher safety net needs to be in every league. ⁠⠀
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All sports, just keeping it more relaxed and social! Encouraging afterwards team meals or opportunities for team building. ⁠⠀
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱?⁠⠀
Wear protection! Safety is first! Lol ⁠⠀
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@ Atlanta, Georgia

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𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲:⁠⠀
Annie⁠⠀
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𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆:⁠⠀
Basketball⁠⠀
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𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵:⁠⠀
Hockey⁠⠀
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𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆:⁠⠀
Coloring⁠⠀
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𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺/𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻/𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂:⁠⠀
I didn't start playing volleyball until after I moved to Atlanta. ⁠⠀
Editor's note: Annie is really good at volleyball. ⁠⠀
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𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱-𝟭𝟵/𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.⁠⠀
Because of the stay at home orders, my husband, the real social butterfly, hasn't been traveling for work. I've enjoyed having him here and spending lots of time at home with our pets. We've actually met a lot of our neighbors (from a safe distance) during quarantine since everyone is out walking their dogs more often just to get out of the house. ⁠⠀
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲?⁠⠀
I'm hoping that everyone is more appreciative of the opportunities that we have to play sports together and this leads to a more upbeat vibe between teams instead of pure competition. Don't get me wrong - I love to compete, but I hope everyone can be gentler with one another. ⁠⠀
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱?⁠⠀
When my siblings and I transitioned to high school, our parents told us that they didn't care what we got involved in, but they wanted us to stay involved in something. I practiced that extra hard when I initially moved to Atlanta and try to continue that even today. Being involved in something helps bring some balance and outside perspective on your life. It's also a great way to meet people and form friendships. ⁠⠀
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