Valparaiso midfielder Zev Taublieb has had himself a busy summer, making the decision to travel to the Pacific Northwest to try out for, and eventually make, the Seattle Sounders U23 PDL squad.  Taublieb is writing about the ups and downs of the journey in a three-part series for TopDrawerSoccer.com, the first two parts of which are available now.

Part One - Zev talks about his decision to travel to Seattle, goes through the tryout process and the start of training with the team.

Part Two - Zev talks about the struggle to keep pushing forward in training, despite not getting called into the gameday roster, until he took full advantage of a chance he was given.

Part Three - Zev talks about his first start in the Sounders U23 kit, and looks at his relationship with head coach Darren Sawatzky throughout his journey.