How Was Your Summer? - Rachel Mathews

          My summer was great! I was fortunate enough to hangout with good friends and family, while being able to earn some extra cash money. I worked for the school system back home subbing, and then when the school year was over, I worked in guidance with the counselors. Then I got to go to the beach 3 times this summer! Twice to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, and once to Sea Isle in New Jersey. It was great being able to go with teammates, spend time with family, and see friends that I hadn't seen all summer. We had a BLAST on each trip! Like always though, I got sunburned every single time.

typical night of summer school with the girls

          Other than working and my beach trips, I was able to come to the good ol' Mount for summer school. It was great being with my teammates! We had many good times together and laughed A TON! There's nothing better than morning team workouts and then late night workouts just for fun. Oh yeah, and the constant trips to Chipotle! It was just a fun time being together and allowing for our team chemistry to continue to become stronger (if that's even possible since we are already so close). While I am going to miss my family and friends back home, it feels nice to be back here on the mountain with my second family.

--Rachel Mathews