What's up everyone we are back and we are here with Joey right now everybody wants to talk to this guy so we're so happy to have you on. What's up. How are you?

Until and good. Just start my morning over here. I'm excited to be here with you guys and have a little conversation today.

Absolutely. So what? So you're originally from New Jersey and now you're living in Hawaii.

Philadelphia areas where I grew up so majority of my life I was in Philly from like second grade through college. I was actually born in Florida but Philly has always been known as my hometown.

Okay. Okay. Do you and how long you've been in Hawaii?

Together collectively we're closer to like four years. I last year after college stayed here for almost three years and then moved in January of 2020 to Nashville.

And I live in Nashville for two years and I just moved back to Hawaii for another year now. So I've been bouncing around a little bit trying to find my spot but just seems like why just keeps grabbing me back.

Wow. Big traveler. What time is it there right now?

It's early at 7.30 a.m. But I'm usually out. Good morning. Good morning. What about is Hawaii home? Like would you would you do yourself anything up there?

It's such a good question. Probably not. I have so much love for this place but you know especially after doing an experience like this you have those versions where you tell yourself like you don't want to leave this place but you sacrifice a lot being here.

I'm all my families on the East Coast so it's a 12-hour flight to see them and that that takes a toll on our relationship obviously and you know it's you do something like this and you prioritize meeting people and putting in relationships as being like a forefront of your life and you realize that it's kind of something you want more than you give credit sometimes.

So I think why has been a great place for me when I've been trying to figure out what I want it's great for my job and what I do. But for family and friends and just enjoying you know meeting people in my life it can be a little tough over here.

Do you have any like family and friends out in Hawaii or when you moved out there did you not know anyone?

My uncle actually lived out here he was a teaching tennis pro as well and he first came out to Chicago I think when he was closer to my age and he lived the lifestyle for a while where he was like half and half.

So he lived half the year on the mainland and half the year and why and eventually moved out here full time.

So that was kind of my introduction that coming out here and playing tennis and teaching a little bit and I mean anyone that comes to Kauai you just fall in love with this place it's it's too easy.

We actually almost went to Hawaii for our honeymoon yeah which we are not doing but we always wanted to go.

I have to ask you okay so your job title is a tennis instructing professional crack.

Yep.

What is the difference between an average tennis instructor and a tennis instructing professional?

It's you have ever like a golf pro before someone says they're like a golf pro have you heard that at all either for people that are teaching golf?

I think I know the answer I get the answer this but I want to hear you go on to hear.

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