debbie
Second week...and I'm still alive
September 14, 2005
I am well within my second week at Simmons. A LOT has been going on, that it’s hard to keep up with everything. I will try.
I joined Crew last Thursday [9/8/05], just to see what it was like. When I found out at the June orientation over the summer that they had a Crew team, I thought, ‘hey! Maybe this is something I can do.’ I never did sports in high school, and I will be honest. The girls there intimidated me. I had known them since grade school, and they had already formed their own cliques and whatnot. I always had a competitive streak, so I found other ways to use it. I went the more academic route in high school, joining parliamentary procedure and speech competitions in my FFA chapter. Those were a lot of fun, a team sport in some form. In my community college I joined the student senate, eventually to become President.
Well, now? Now is the time to try the athletic stuff. Hence I joined Crew. Actually it’s the Novice Crew, but who cares? I’m having fun.
I have attended practice everyday, and just on Monday we got onto the Charles River to row. They needed someone to be the Coxswain when the team went out on the water. Little aside: Whenever people ask for volunteers, my hand automatically shoots up. So, what do you think happened? I shot my hand up. So basically I get to sit on the end of the boat and shout out commands to everyone. Whenever I tell people that I am getting to Cox the Crew team, their eyes widen and say ‘Isn’t that where you get to yell at people? And not really have to do anything?’ I nod. ‘I could do something like that! I love to yell at people!’ I just laugh and think: If they only knew how much work is involved. But I am up to the challenge.
I don’t have any pictures of Crew just yet - but I am hoping I can get some soon.
SPEAKING of pictures…
Here’s one of the roommates. This was our second night at Simmons - we went up to the North End for some Italian food.
From Left to Right: Ariel, Vanessa and Courtney.
Ariel and I went out earlier in the day, and while we were on the T, some woman fell asleep on Ariel’s arm. She woke up just before I took the picture and moved her head, but I still took the picture anyways. Ha ha!
I don’t remember who this was, I think it’s Clement - who was pitching in last Thursday’s game. It’s one of the only nice pictures Chris was able to get.
Chris on the common. I love this picture of him. :o)
Well, story time is over kiddies! I have school work to do. Then it’s off to Crew!
~Debbie
Posted by debbie13 at September 14, 2005 09:35 AM