After two weeks of madly scheduling flights, figuring out what to do with our oars, and wondering exactly how to fit everything I have into one duffel bag, we are finally on our way! We're leaving for Boston just as soon as I post this, and then flying overnight to Europe and we should all be in the lovely town of Bled, Slovenia around 12pm on Saturday. It's going to be a long trip but I am ready to get going. The thunderstorms here in Princeton have been frequent, and hopefully we'll be flying towards some nice weather and water.
Many, many people helped us reacy this day, both in our training and everyday minutiae, and a couple people deserve extra thanks. Steve Dani, our coach and Master of Details, has done a tone of work coordinating our travel and training here, along with equipment rental over the past month and in the upcoming weeks in Bled. Reilly Dampeer, PBC coach was instrumental in getting us settled at Potomac in the very first weeks of training as a quad. Thanks also to Jim O'Connell for taking us out on the water during one of the hottest weeks of the summer.
A HUGE thank you to our host family here in Princeton, the incredible Kalinowskis, who have welcomed us into their home and put up with our weird eating, sleeping, and training schedules. They also provided a kitten for our entertainment, proving to be the best possible recovery method from hard practices.
And finally, thanks to everyone who has donated to our fundraising campaign! With the NRF contributions and the FirstGiving, we have collected almost $8,500. We're almost halfway to our goal of $18,000! It is impossible to say how much we appreciate it, and since I'm the one writing this post, I'll take advantage of it to say how awesome my teammates at Williams are! Between the men's and women's alumni (NARC included), they gathered about $2000 so far. I am in awe of how the legacy of Williams Crew continues to grow, and I am beyond proud to represent it abroad.
I'm being rushed out the door, so farewell and hopefully the next post will be from Bled!
Katherine
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