University of New Haven soccer student-athlete Desiree Guenther writes her inaugural post for the Double-A Zone as the Chargers prepare for the first game of their Florida trip. The senior forward has helped lead New Haven to a 4-2 record and has a pair of goals in the season???s first six games. Guenther will continue to write posts from Florida through the weekend and will be a regular contributor to the Double-A Zone throughout her senior season.

Thursday morning we???re at Charger Gym at 9:30 a.m. to load the bus. What? Less than 12 hours ago we were just on a bus returning from Pennsylvania. Poor season scheduling? Or just keeping things exciting? I think we can all agree that we???ve been looking forward to this September Florida trip.

Let???s hope we didn???t forget anything???freshmen!? Nah, leave it to the sophomore who never fails to make sure she has her sunglasses when it???s raining, but can???t seem to keep everything else together. Minutes later, with our bleach blonde bus driver, we depart UNH headed for La Guardia Airport in New York City.

The rainy morning with traffic didn???t stop a group in the back of the bus from singing, or more honestly ???yelling,??? to many of our all-time favorite songs. The loud music was provided by our state-of-the-art boom box, which we can???t wait to show off on the beaches in FL. Sometimes it skips, but most of all Eileen O???Brien usually has cramped legs because she has to strategically keep her heels off the ground to make sure the music keeps playing as we enjoy the ???smooth, newly paved??? CT and NY highways.

Sometimes our ???jam??? sessions become interrupted by our coach and/or teammates scavenging for food! Do I necessarily agree with what we all eat? Not so much, but as long as the job gets done on the field, that???s what matters. Other activities on the bus: sleeping, meditating, newspaper reading, wig wearing, joking, laughing, dancing, iPod-ing, cell phoning, window watching???they all have their unique moments.

As we approach La Guardia airport, the bus driver gets a little unfocused: ???My bus is 11 feet 5 inches and the sign says 11 feet!??? Of course, we would say go for it, who believes in signs anyways? But good bus driver she is, we pull to the side and clear things up - or so we thought she was all clear. Basically, she continued to drive to the curbside pick up for arrivals. Quick to take leadership for the team???s sake, coach Brendan Faherty (BF) suggested that we would be just fine getting off there. With backpacks and suitcases in hand, we quickly arrived at Jet Blue, checked in, and went on our way to security. Nope, not quite! Hungry again!