MLBRoadtrip2007

30 Parks, One Summer

One Dream...

Neal Koral is currently a senior at Indiana University, majoring in accounting.  Neal also has a deep passion for baseball and all other sports.  Neal lives and dies with his beloved Yankees, Jets and Knicks, as well as his Indiana Hoosiers.  Traveling, particularly by car is one of Neal’s favorite things because it gives him a chance to see the country.  Based on his numerous drives from New York to Indiana and vice versa, and a recent drive from Indiana to Texas makes Neal and his car well equipped for this trip of a lifetime.

Back in the summer of 2004, he was fortunate enough to intern for the New Jersey Cardinals, a minor league affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals where his main duties revolved around daily ticket operations.  After that, Neal ventured into the corporate world, first interning for Morgan Stanley within their Financial Control Group in the summer of 2005 and then interning for National Financial Partners as a Corporate Finance Analyst in the summer of 2006.  After this summer, Neal will begin working full time for Ernst & Young LLP as an Auditor.   

The idea for this trip struck Neal about five years ago, when he did a mini road trip that included visiting five ballparks and five colleges in the Midwest region.  Fortunately, his good friend Alon had the same great idea.  Ever since then, this has been a lifelong dream of his and he plans on accomplishing it this summer.

Alon Mass is currently a junior at Cornell University, concentrating his studies on Neurobiology and Behavior, with a minor in Applied Economics and Management.  He plans to attend medical school after he graduates, and will be working hard on his applications while in the car this summer.  Alon is spending the current semester in New York City at Cornell medical school, participating in the Urban Semester program where he shadows a neurosurgeon, works in the neurological surgery laboratory, and volunteers once a week in an after school program in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.  Alon has always had a passion for baseball, traveling and photography, and hopes that this trip will blend all three of those hobbies together in a wonderful way.

Alon is acquainted with long travels, though only usually on airplanes.  His yearly trips to Israel and recent trips to Kenya, Peru, and Europe have enabled him to see and learn about the culture's of much of the world outside of America.  However, he has a keen interest in learning about the cultures and seeing the wonderful landscapes of his great country.  With a specific interest in nature and scenic photography, Alon hopes to capture some of America’s and Canada’s spectacular sights and share them all with you on this site. 

The idea of traveling to every baseball stadium in America started as a far fetched dream, but Alon always knew that one day he would get the opportunity to accomplish his goal.  Luckily, Alon’s good friend Neal shares the same passion for baseball and touring around the country.  Together this summer, they will share some of the best times of their lives.