Eikelmann's Eurotrip Fund

Ian Mooney is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Victor Negron.

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Here is my story. Recently, I've confirmed a new part of my life wherein I'll be moving to Denver for work and I'll be leaving Orlando and Florida for good. I've spent the last 8 years of my life in Florida, so this is a big thing for me. My life as a professional is starting now.

Because of this, it is likely that traveling or competition will not be as big of a part in my life as it has been recently. I've been doing my very best to improve as a player and a person within the past 12 months or so, and my improvements are very visable if you look deep enough into my results. This trip would be the ultimate test of what I've become in the past 6 years.

When I was last in Europe competing, I was 16 and just starting to solidify myself as a player and as a human being. I couldn't fully appreciate my surroundings inside and outside of Smash. I often think about how terribly I wish I could return one last time as a PERSON, not a smasher. To fully experience everything I wanted to when I was younger.

As a result, I've decided that I'd like to try to return to Europe for an 8 week long excursion. I'd be visiting England, Germany, and The Netherlands. I've set it up so that the trip lines up and ends around the time I would need to be in Denver by.

Even as I type this now, it's with great humility that I would ever consider asking for donations in regards to something most would see as not very serious or important. Most would probably see this trip as gaming. For me, I see this as an essential part of my life that will help me improve myself in my passions (competition, languages, and culture) and in personality.

Because of how important it is to me, I've already started making plans to sell the majority of my things. Nothing else matters to me right now but this. So allow me to make it clear that in no way do I expect my entire trip to be funded. I'm currently doing everything I can on my side to try and make this trip possible.

Rather, I'm mostly looking for as much help as I can because every dollar will help me while I'm overseas by myself. I'm going to be traveling for a much longer period of time than before, and so having enough money to survive is definitely something I'm worried about.

I plan on documenting everything that I do on my trip with videos, pictures, and blog posts. I would hope that my content would help other avid travelers get by in the future.

If you're in the UK, Germany, or The Netherlands and you'd want to play me, I'll come and play with you until my hands bleed no matter where you are in those countries.