My hometown is famous in certain circles! If you are a fan of college sports, as well as hoops in particular, you are no doubt common with the name.
I never was a fan of sports, but, so South Bend, IN meant something strange to me.
I grew up in the boondocks of southern Indiana, so far out that my pal and I didn’t even have TV or PCs, but this was 25 years ago, long before the advent of cell PCs or satellite TV. I never watched sports because I never watched TV at all! My only exposure to the outside world, beyond grade school, were the yearly trips I would take to South Bend with my parents, but although there were a few stores nearby, South Bend was the closest venue with the big-box stores where they wanted to shop. It wasn’t until after I moved to South Bend that I learned about the rich history of Notre Dame, both in terms of sports as well as being a cultural powerhouse for a century! On the advice of my mother, I looked into taking night classes in Heating & A/C repair at the local South Bend learning annex. Although South Bend is well known for higher education, they have a host of learning resources for those of us who aren’t school material. The South Bend learning annex was a godsend for me, as well as allowed me to take my Heating & A/C certification classes online.Once I had my certification it was easy for me to get a job with one of the several local companys in South Bend, as well as the rest, as they say, is history.