For my last blog post I wanted to reflect on my time
in rowing. 8 long years later and I am
approaching my last and final spring season in this crazy sport. It is exhilarating
and sad and wonderful all at the same time.
Reasons I am thankful
it is over
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-6am practices.
I don’t even have to explain this one
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The endless complaining from rowers. “What are we doing today” “Why are we doing that” “blah blah blah” Stop complaining and just DO
IT!!
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LATENESS.
6am means ready to run at 5:45 people.
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Unset boats, rush, people not getting their
catches, people who are early/late, people not rolling up in time, ect.
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Bad practices….where everything sucks and you
hate the world
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My time will finally be my own again! I can go to sleep whenever I want to, I can
wake up whenever I want to, and I can plan things for Friday night /Saturday
all day.
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Losing sucks
Reasons I am thankful
for having gotten into this sport
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-Without rowing I would never be able to afford
Drexel. And without Drexel I don’t think
I would have had the amazing internships that I have had and therefore I would
not have the same job prospects I have.
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Rowing has brought me some great friends. Rowing friends have been pretty much my only
friends throughout the years and I am forever grateful for every single one of
them.
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The great practices where everything goes right
and you’re crushing the other boats and all your girls are working together and
happy. The effects of a good practice
can last 24 hours.
Overall I will be forever indebted to this sport. It has brought me so many good things and
brought me to so many places that I never would have gotten to like San Diego
and Boston…but 8 years of rowing owning my life will soon be over and honestly
I am excited for the next chapter in my life.
