A Day in the Life of Mel Denham

Geophysics? Let USA WNT flanker Mel Denham give you a sneak peak into her world off the pitch. Check it out in the video module now on www.weweantrugby.com

A Day in the Life of Eagle #8 Blair Groefsema

Check out what USA WNt #8 Blair Groefsema's students have to say about rugby...now in the video module on www.wewantrugby.com

Big Kid Eagle

Find out what being a big kid Eagle means to USA WNT wing Victoria Folayan...her video is now available on www.wewantrugby.com

Kim Magrini: Here's a day in the life of me

When I’m not training or practicing, I’m honing my professional skills.  I’m currently a law student at the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University in Philadelphia.  Soon to be a real lawyer with a real job, something I’ve never experienced – a real income!!  I basically live in a wonderful bubble of eternal student-hood.  And I love it. 

So my day consists of walking to school – every day I walk past the famous Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (they currently have a Picasso exhibit which is spectacular). 


I sit in my business organization law class where we talk about smart things like corporate morality (or lack thereof). 

  “always the vigilant student…”

After class I walk to my practical legal clinic office, making a stop at Trader Joe’s to taste whatever they are sampling that day – my life largely revolves around food.  Anyway, my clinic work deals with environmental justice and public health.  We basically represent environmental justice communities – lower income or minority communities that suffer a disproportionate amount of environmental risks or hazards – and help ensure the environmental and public health and safety of these communities.  Some of the work is office work, legal research, and writing.  But the best part of this clinic is the interaction we have with the people of the communities we represent – makes for very rewarding work!!

“Don’t be an idiot.  It changed my life.” – Dwight Schrute, The Office

I basically walk everywhere I go around the city.  And I am constantly searching for loose change along the way, which I put in a can and add up after an entire year (last year I found $35.88!!).

After a full day, I take my beautiful walk home out of center city and through tree lined parkland, hopefully picking up a few pennies along the way, or even a quarter if I’m lucky!  I love my life!

A Day in the Workout Life of Claudia Braymer

Ever wonder what a typical "workout" day looks like for a member of the USA WNT?  Sneak a peek at a day in the life of Eagle Scrumhalf Claudia Braymer now on www.wewantrugby.com

A Day in the Life of Eagle Center Emilie Bydwell

 

5:30 am… time to wake up…
And what do I have to wake up to??

And now time to go to the gym…
•Pool session and lift to get the day started

And now… the commute to work
Bus number one…



Bus number two…..

And now, an hour later, I arrive at work at the
Harvard Medical School

I currently work at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center DNA Resource Core which provides DNA Sequencing and Plasmid storage and distribution services to researchers in the Harvard community and around the world.

I am lucky to work in a small lab with coworkers that are more than understanding about my rugby commitments and are always willing to pick up my slack when I have to head off for rugby!

Below is the robot (BioBank) I work with daily that is home to over 60,000 plasmid DNA samples.  When its working my day in the lab goes pretty smoothly… when it’s not working my day can get… LONG.

And now… the trek back home…
Bus number one…

Bus number two…..

Once home I get into my car to head to my favorite part of the day… coaching the Brown University backs down in Providence RI.

But not without my copilot… bizzle

I learned how to play rugby 5 years ago on this field when we were a team struggling to stay in D1…

So now it’s not only an honor to be able to come back and coach this team… but also to prepare them to compete in Brown’s 3rd consecutive final four run!

These girls have single handedly reminded me what rugby is really all about and why working my butt off (or should I say… working a butt on) is more than worth it.

After Brown practice Biz and I hop back in the car and drive an hour back to Boston… where all I have the energy to do is make this slide show and go to bed!

Thank you to all my family, friends, coaches, players and coworkers who make it possible for me to pursue my World Cup goals!


Emilie