Grab Life Blog – Universal Dialect

Apr 15, 2020

I Miss Football (Soccer)

Saturday, March 14th was the last time I played a game of football. Rooftop in NYC, surrounded by friends. It was magical. 2 hours of creativity, fitness, passion. It was competitive, yet completely friendly and fun. One of those days where you’re simply so happy to be out there stringing passes together, moving the ball around with likeminded players, expressing yourself through a game that you’ve loved your entire life. And it’s an added & positive consequence that I looked down at my Garmin watch an hour into our game and saw that I had run 6 miles. Fitness for the day, check!

Mar 25, 2020

Grab Life: Universal Dialect’s Adventure-Ready Apparel Gives Back to Footballers In Need

With a line of activewear wearable both on and off the pitch, Universal Dialect is more than just another football-inspired apparel brand. From its adventure trips to soccer ball giving program, we get to know more about the uniquely driven company.

Sep 03, 2019

The "Why?" Behind Universal Dialect

The seed for the idea behind Universal Dialect was planted in Lima, Peru in 2008. My under-15 team and I were wrapping up a 10-day overseas soccer trip. We had just finished our last match against a young Peruvian team in the outskirts of Lima. Having grown up on the east coast of the US, the scene was something I’d never seen before: a dirt field situated between rows of eroding buildings. Goalposts, but no nets. Our opponents were wearing ripped up, old uniforms.

Aug 28, 2019

It’s The Journey, Not the Destination: Lessons Learned from Hiking in the Woods

We’ve parked the car in the dirt parking lot on the side of the road that spills out from the trail and leads into the woods. As we pile out of the car, the uproar inside the car generated from our laughter crashes into the silence of the forest, announcing our arrival to the wildlife within.

Central Connecticut is not normally considered a hiking destination. But as it’s nestled into the foothills of the Appalachians, there are a few small mountains - hills, really - that make for an interesting afternoon, and on this particular August day, a few friends and myself have decided to head out for an adventure.

Aug 14, 2019

Why Giving Back is an Excellent Way to Grab Life

At Universal Dialect, we talk a lot about grabbing life and turning it into an adventure. We try to encourage you to try new things, get out of your comfort zone, and make each day different and more exciting than the last.

This is because, when we approach life with this perspective, we feel more positive about ourselves and the world around us. This positivity then gives us a boost in everything else that we do. It makes us more creative, more productive, and more intentional in our actions.