The 13-year-old girl traversing the globe for a pickleball paycheck


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BY THE TIME SHE LANDED in Vietnam, Elsie Hendershot figured the hard part was over. She and her dad had driven from Utah to Las Vegas, flown to San Francisco, stayed overnight because they missed a connection, hauled 11 hours across the Pacific to Japan and then flew another five to Hanoi. Elsie, 13, was learning about a long commute to work. Next up: a lesson in travel visas. After landing at Noi Bai International Airport, her father, Kade, requested a visa. When your daughter hopscotches the globe playing pickleball, you are dad, manager, agent, travel planner and chaperone, so…

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