Hello All,
Summer update number 2!There have been a couple of exciting events so far this summer. First of all I got residency at the Lake Placid OTC. This was really the greatest news for me so far this summer. I knew I needed to be there for the extra workouts and support. The OTC makes it easy to eat healthy meals and recover, since now I have access to the recovery center and care. I have to admit upon hearing I received residency I most excited about the full size bed I was going to get to sleep in all year. Normally athletes are in old twin beds.
I also got invited to national team camp! The ‘national team’ was flown out to the Colorado Springs OTC for a week of meetings, team building activities, and workouts. The experience is one I will never forget. The most interesting meeting all week consisted of a presentation on the SOCHI 2014 winter Olympics. It really made me realize that the winter Olympics are not that far away! I also really enjoyed meeting all of the USBSF board members. They were all really friendly and were much more passionate about bobsled and skeleton then I imagined. I have no idea why I thought they wouldn’t be passionate about the sport since they donate a lot of their time, energy, and money to the USBSF and its athletes…but anyways it was so nice! Being so new to the sport I felt honored to be there and to catch a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes of USBSF.
Did I mention that we got free gear at camp? Everyone who attended camp got a free pair of sneakers, a rain jacket, a polo, a tank top, 2 t-shirts, and compression capri’s. Woo hoo! Now that I’m back in Lake Placid and back to reality I’m discovering that it is a lot harder to find a job here then I previously thought. I’ve applied to two restaurants but have heard nothing back from either. I’ve tried stopping by too…nothing. The original job I had planned to work at slipped through my fingers as they hired two people just after I got up to LP! Anyways, I’m getting a little stressed about not currently making any money. But I’m working on it. Thank goodness for Felicity!
I want to thank Felicity Byington for helping to raise money for my next season. She is selling awesome pins for $5! Going to school all year and during the summer makes it really hard to work to make enough money to fund myself. I’m not sure how far I could get this next season with out her help! If you want to buy a pin let me know!!
