Rowing Team Update

I joined the schools Rowing Team and we had our first activity and “screening” the other night.

We ran a lap around the university, were timed for a minute doing push-ups, sit-ups, and these jumping jack things. Then we were timed for 3 minutes on the stationary rowing machine.

My roommate, Ling, is on the Rowing Team and as I and the other new team members were rowing, Ling and the surrounding team members were yelling and cheering us on…mostly in Cantonese. So I would hear *CantoneseCantoneseCantonese*… “keep going”… *CantoneseCantoneseCantonese* …“use your legs”… *CantoneseCantoneseCantonese* …“more power”… *CantoneseCantoneseCantonese*!

My roommate is so great! And I am affectionately known to the rowing team as “Ling’s Roommate”. Whenever I would introduce myself to a rowing team member, each one would say “oo yes, I know, I know, I know…you’re Ling’s Roommate”.

More rowing adventures to come in the future, I am sure! I’m excited to get started and learn how to row, it’s something I’ve never done!