“The place where I can be myself the most is on the water when I’m rowing. At crew, there is nothing else going on, other than what you are doing in that exact moment. Your only job is to pull as hard as you can on the water and follow the person in front of you. This forces you to not think about anything else because you have to be so focused on that one job. Crew has shown me how to be a team player because all four of you have to be rowing in sync, at the same pressure, and at the same time. This really forces you to form a relationship with your teammates and be in sync with them so that is a skill that I have acquired.”
Humans of Emma Willard School 