Crew. A cult they say. Once you’re in, there’s no getting out. These were the rumors I heard when mentioning crew as my spring sport. “Wait, you’re doing crew?” they would ask me. “Aren’t you a little too... small?”. I would consider this standpoint, but then defend myself and say “Not to coxswain….!” And so I attended the meeting for crew one Wednesday lunch. As Mrs. Konopka began her speech, my stomach began to turn inside out. Intense. Commitment. Hard work. These were the only three words I heard as I braced myself for the worst. When the girl captains took all the novice girls outside to have a talk, I was almost about to change my mind. But then they said something that changed my mind. “You can only have fun in crew, if you dedicated yourself to it. You have to love it” one of the varsity members said. After this moment I promised myself to push to my limits and not give up. So crew season…here I come!