Hi, my name is Kristina Janitschek, but everyone just calls me Stina. I was born in Germany, but I am a dual citizen of Denmark and the States. While that sounds pretty exciting, I just grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia; a calm, but pretty awesome town if I do say so myself. I recently decided to major in Elementary Education (I hope to become a fourth grade teacher--that was my favorite year of school), and I'm planning to double major in Communications. For my narrative I've decided to write about the most influential community in my life. There are many communities to choose from, as I'm sure you all experienced, and choosing to write about this one does not diminish my appreciation for the others. But the community I feel I can write most passionately about is rowing. I've participated in over six sports, and rowing is by far the greatest one; and as corny as it sounds I feel rowing is more of an art than a sport. Being on a crew (rowing) team, is like getting automatic family. Everyone just gets along, and it works out perfectly. I'm looking forward to telling you guys all about how much my four years of rowing shaped me into who I am today, and how much more there is to it than sitting down and moving your arms back and forth (rowing is actually only ten percent arms). As a team, you have to be perfectly in tune with the other members, otherwise you don't move forward. Actually, you can quite literally stand still. Just like my coach always used to say, "You're either syncing or you're sinking".